Activity for the book My Psychology

My Take: 6.1 Classical Conditioning

View the My Take video and then answer the questions.

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In classical conditioning, the step before conditioning takes place includes which of the following relationships?

Choice A, US in relationship with ➠ CR

Choice B, CS in relationship with ➠ CR

Choice C, NS in relationship with ➠ CR

Choice D, US in relationship with ➠ UR

As a result of her exposure to certain kinds of restaurants, what classically conditioned food response did the first speaker in the video report?

Choice A, She always thinks about her grandmother when she eats a banana split.

Choice B, She used to love Chinese food, but now hates it because her last partner ended their relationship at a Chinese restaurant.

Choice C, She can no longer eat pizza because she once got very sick an hour after eating it.

Choice D, Every Tuesday she experiences a craving for tacos.

What is the most important part of classical conditioning that allows this form of learning to take place?

Choice A, Two previously unrelated events become associated with each other.

Choice B, Punishment causes behaviors to decrease over time.

Choice C, We learn by observing the actions and outcomes of other people.

Choice D, Rewards cause behaviors to increase over time.

Your Take! If you were to develop a classically conditioned aversion to a given food, how might you overcome that response over time?