Carl So Strongly Associates Watching Baseball Games with Eating Hot

question 240

Multiple Choice

Carl so strongly associates watching baseball games with eating hot dogs that he habitually eats them while at the ballpark even when he's not hungry.His eating habit best illustrates the impact of

• A)unconditioned responses.
• B)spontaneous recovery.
• C)neutral stimuli.
• D)learning.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning refers to the learning mechanism where a response initially triggered by a second stimulus becomes triggered by the first stimulus after the two stimuli have been paired together repeatedly.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist known for his influential work in behaviorism and for developing the theory of operant conditioning.

Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating how animals can learn to associate a neutral stimulus with a reflexive response.

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer, used to modify behavior.