Every Day When Johnny Goes Outside for Recess,he Sees the Child

question 45

Essay

Every day when Johnny goes outside for recess,he sees the child who bullies him on the playground,which causes him to feel anxious.Over time,Johnny has been classically conditioned to feel anxious at the sound of the bell signaling the start of recess.
A) Identify the US,UR,CS,and CR in this situation.
B) What is extinction? Give an example of how extinction might occur in Johnny's situation,if the bully goes on vacation for two weeks.
C) When the bully returns to school after his two-week vacation,how might Johnny's conditioned response to the recess bell change?

• A) Identify the US,UR,CS,and CR in this situation.
• B) What is extinction? Give an example of how extinction might occur in Johnny's situation,if the bully goes on vacation for two weeks.
• C) When the bully returns to school after his two-week vacation,how might Johnny's conditioned response to the recess bell change?

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Definitions:

Affordance

A concept in ecological psychology referring to the potential actions or interactions provided by the environment to an organism.

Bang

is a sudden loud noise or the action of producing such a noise, often associated with explosions or collisions. NO.

Color-Sensitive Receptors

Specialized cells in the eye (such as cones) that respond to different wavelengths of light, enabling color vision.

Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that function best in relatively bright light and enable the perception of color.