Reference no: EM133375027

Assignment:

Instructions:

For each example given:

Identify and write what type of learning is being demonstrated: classical conditioning or operant conditioning.

In addition:

• If it is an example of classical conditioning identify and write the: unconditioned stimulus (US), the unconditioned response (UR), the conditioned stimulus (CS), and the conditioned response (CR).
• If the example is operant conditioning identify and write if it is: positive reinforcement (PR), negative reinforcement (NR), positive punishment (PP), or negative punishment (NP).

Here are some helpful strategies to use when working on this activity:

Ask yourself, is the behavior changing involuntary (classical conditioning) or voluntary (operant conditioning)?

If the example is classical conditioning what are the unconditioned stimulus (US), the unconditioned response (UR), the conditioned stimulus (CS), and the conditioned response (CR)?

If the example is operant conditioning consider these questions:

1. What behavior is changing?
2. Is the behavior increasing (reinforcement) or decreasing (punishment)?
3. Is something being added to the person's experience (positive) or being taken away (negative)?

Question

1. While Omar was having a cavity filled by his dentist, a few times the drill hit a nerve that had not been dulled by anesthetic. Each time he cringed in pain. Omar now gets anxious each time he sees the dentist.

2. Svetlana hears a siren, looks in her rearview mirror at the flashing lights of a police car, and pulls over. This is the first time she has ever been pulled over, and she is shaking with nervousness. She was going just a little over the speed limit and gets a warning to slow down. Now whenever Svetlana is driving and she hears a siren and sees flashing lights behind her, she begins shaking.

3. Duy has been humiliated in the past for doing poorly on tests. When this has happened, he got so upset he shook. Now when presented with a test, he begins to shake.

4. Maria eats fried chicken that has E. coli in it and ends up vomiting for hours that night. Luckily, she recovers within a day, but now just the thought (or the sight or the smell) of fried chicken makes her nauseated.

5. In 2022, Amy Schneider won $1.4 million from a 40-game Jeopardy! winning streak. Now, when she hears the theme music from the show, she tenses up.