Activity for the book My Psychology

Chapter App 6.1: Classical Conditioning

Use your experience with the app in Chapter App 6.1: Classical Conditioning or view this video overview to answer the questions.

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When a person uses the Aqualert Water Intake Tracker and Reminder app repeatedly, she experiences the pairing of the smartphone alert with the drinking of water. In terms of the components of classical conditioning, after the user has acquired the pairing of the alert and the drinking of water, the alert is the .
Alex is spending the day with his friend, Jenna. Jenna notices that every time the Aqualert app dings on Alex’s phone, he take a drink of water. Soon, Jenna begins to take a drink from her bottle when Alex’s alert sounds. This response is an example of .
The Aqualert app uses a dinging sound as the “notification” alert. After a couple of weeks using this app, Sam begin to crave water any time she hears a similar ding. Sam’s response is an example of .
Which of the following is a possible example of extinction resulting from the use of the Aqualert app?
The Aqualert Water Intake Tracker and Reminder app uses classical conditioning to pair an alert with drinking water. Let’s say that, rather than using this app, you learn to regularly drink water simply because you notice that you feel better throughout the day when you maintain a certain water consumption level. This alternate form of learning is an example of .