Learning and Behavior - Classical
Conditioning Examples Questions With
Complete Solutions
Fred has a fluffy down pillow with some of the down sticking out of the fabric. When he
first tries out the pillow, a piece of down tickles his nose and he sneezes. This happens
every time he goes to bed. Soon he sneezes every time he lays down on any kind of
pillow. - Answer-US = Fluffy down pillow; UR = Sneezes; CS = Any kind of pillow; CR =
sneezing
/.Every time you take a shower, someone in the house flushes the toilet causing the
water to turn cold and you become cold. Now every time you hear a toilet flush, you get
cold. - Answer-US = cold water; UR = getting cold; CS = toilet flush; CR = getting cold to
flush alone
/.It is springtime and the pollen from the flowers causes you to sneeze. Soon you are
sneezing every time you see a flower. - Answer-US = pollen from the flowers; UR =
sneeze; CS = any flower sighted; CR = sneeze.
/.In order to treat bedwetting, a pad that is sensitive to dampness is placed under
sheets. When this pad becomes wet, it sounds an alarm and you wake up and your
bladder will wake you up. - Answer-US = alarm; UR = wake up; CS = bladder warning;
CR = wake up
/.People receiving chemotherapy often vomit during or shortly after the procedure. After
several chemotherapy sessions, people will begin feeling sick at the sight of the
treatment room. - Answer-US = chemotherapy; UR = vomit; CS = sight of the treatment
room; CR = feeling sick.
/.Oftentimes physicians will give treatments that make people feel uncomfortable (a shot
for example). After this happens several times, people will begin feeling uncomfortable
at the sight of anyone in a white lab coat. - Answer-US = treatment; UR = discomfort;
CS = white coats; CR = discomfort.
/.The smell of food makes you hungry. Soon every time you go into the kitchen you feel
hungry - Answer-US = smell of food; UR = hungry; CS = kitchen; CR = you feel hungry
/.Whenever you see a scary movie, you always eat a box of thin mints. Now you find
that eating a box of thin mints makes you feel scared. - Answer-US = scary movie; UR =
thin mints; CS = thin mints; CR = scared.
Conditioning Examples Questions With
Complete Solutions
Fred has a fluffy down pillow with some of the down sticking out of the fabric. When he
first tries out the pillow, a piece of down tickles his nose and he sneezes. This happens
every time he goes to bed. Soon he sneezes every time he lays down on any kind of
pillow. - Answer-US = Fluffy down pillow; UR = Sneezes; CS = Any kind of pillow; CR =
sneezing
/.Every time you take a shower, someone in the house flushes the toilet causing the
water to turn cold and you become cold. Now every time you hear a toilet flush, you get
cold. - Answer-US = cold water; UR = getting cold; CS = toilet flush; CR = getting cold to
flush alone
/.It is springtime and the pollen from the flowers causes you to sneeze. Soon you are
sneezing every time you see a flower. - Answer-US = pollen from the flowers; UR =
sneeze; CS = any flower sighted; CR = sneeze.
/.In order to treat bedwetting, a pad that is sensitive to dampness is placed under
sheets. When this pad becomes wet, it sounds an alarm and you wake up and your
bladder will wake you up. - Answer-US = alarm; UR = wake up; CS = bladder warning;
CR = wake up
/.People receiving chemotherapy often vomit during or shortly after the procedure. After
several chemotherapy sessions, people will begin feeling sick at the sight of the
treatment room. - Answer-US = chemotherapy; UR = vomit; CS = sight of the treatment
room; CR = feeling sick.
/.Oftentimes physicians will give treatments that make people feel uncomfortable (a shot
for example). After this happens several times, people will begin feeling uncomfortable
at the sight of anyone in a white lab coat. - Answer-US = treatment; UR = discomfort;
CS = white coats; CR = discomfort.
/.The smell of food makes you hungry. Soon every time you go into the kitchen you feel
hungry - Answer-US = smell of food; UR = hungry; CS = kitchen; CR = you feel hungry
/.Whenever you see a scary movie, you always eat a box of thin mints. Now you find
that eating a box of thin mints makes you feel scared. - Answer-US = scary movie; UR =
thin mints; CS = thin mints; CR = scared.
