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Ch. 3 Elicitied Bx's and Classical conditioning

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Bx's that are automatically drawn out by the stimuli that people precede then are referred to as ____ bx's or _____ bx's.
elicited, respondent.
During an eye blink conditioning procedure, you blinked not only in response to the sound of the click but also when someone tapped you on the shoulder. Your resonse to the tap on the shoulder may be indicative of ________ conditioning, which means that the elicited eyeblink may be the result of ________ rather than classical conditioning.
psuedo, sensitization
The reflexive action of a dog pricking up its ears in response to a sound is an example of ______ response, which consists of movements designed to facilitate ___________________________________________.
orienting, attending to a simulus
A sudden loud noise is likely to elicit a(n) _________ response, which is a reflexive defensive response to a sudden unexpected stimulus.
startle
The reflexive action of pulling your hand away from a hot plate is activated through a(n) _________: a neutral structure underlying simple reflexes that consists of a(n) (In correct order) _____________________________________________________.
reflex arc, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron
When a subordinate dog submits to a threatening display from a dominant dog, it will often roll over on it's back and display its belly. This type of action sequence is called a(n) _____ and the threatening display is called the _____ stimulus or _____ for these actions.
fixed action pattern, sign, releaser,
Fixed action patterns are sometimes called ________ bx's bc they are often unique to a certain species.
species-specific
In a restaurant, the parents of a noisy child hardly notice the commotion. This is an example of __________. However customers at neighboring tables are becoming increasingly annoyed by the child, an example of _________.
habituation or long-term habituation, sensitization
The faint sound of a jackhammer several blocks away will likely result in ___________ but the extremely loud sound of a jackhammer right outside your window may result in _______. The moderately loud sound of a jackhammer half a block away may result in a period of _________ followed by ___________.
habituation, sensitization, sensitization, habituation.
You finally habituate to the faint sound of a jackhammer half a block away, such that you cease to notice it. The lights in your house then go out, at which point you again notice the sound of the jackhammer. This is an example of the process of _______________.
dishabitation
In the opening scenario to this chapter, Uma witnessed her boyfriend flirting with another woman. First, she experienced intense anger. Later, however, when he apologized for his actions and was very attentive to her, she experienced unusually strong feelings of attraction toward him. An explanation for this pattern of emotional changes is provided by the _____ theory of emotion. In this case, Uma's feelings of anger are an example of the _______ process, and her feelings of affection following his apology are an example of the _____ process.
opponent process, primary or a-, opponent or b-
According to the opponent-process theory of emotion, b-processes are (slow/quick) to increase and (slow/quick) to decrease.
slow, slow,
With repeated presentations of the emotional event, the b-process (increases/decreases) in both ___ and ___.
increases, strength, duration.
Classical conditioning is also known as ______ conditioning or _______ conditioning. In the latter case the elicited bx's are referred to as ____________.
pavlovian, respondent, respondents.
Imagine an eyeblink conditioning procedure in which the sound of a click is paired with a puff of air to the eye. The puff of air is called the __________ stimulus, (abbreviated ______) and the eyeblink that it elicits is called the ______ response (abbreviated __________).
unconditioned, US, unconditioned, UR
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