Whenever you take a shower in your bathroom at home, the water in the shower turns icy cold just as the toilet in another bathroom is flushed, causing you to cringe. After several such experiences, you find that you tend to cringe whenever you hear a toilet flush, even when you are not in the shower. In this example of classical conditioning, what is the unconditioned stimulus?
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Classical Conditioning
Multiple Choice
Theo gets excited whenever he finds a quarter lying on the ground outside. While walking home from school one day, Theo noticed a shiny round object lying on the sidewalk and became very excited. He soon realized that the object was a bottle cap and his excitement quickly dissipated. Which of the following concepts is demonstrated in this example?
A
Extinction
B
Conditioned emotional response
C
Stimulus generalization
D
Spontaneous recovery
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Identify the key elements of the scenario: Theo's excitement upon seeing a shiny round object and the subsequent realization that it is not a quarter.
Understand the concept of 'Stimulus Generalization': This occurs when a response is elicited by stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus.
Relate the scenario to 'Stimulus Generalization': Theo's excitement is initially triggered by the shiny round object because it resembles a quarter, which is the original stimulus that elicits excitement.
Differentiate from other concepts: 'Extinction' involves the reduction of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus. 'Conditioned emotional response' refers to an emotional reaction that is learned through conditioning. 'Spontaneous recovery' is the reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of extinction.
Conclude that the scenario best illustrates 'Stimulus Generalization' because Theo's excitement is generalized from the specific stimulus of a quarter to a similar stimulus, the bottle cap.
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