Classical Conditioning: Name: ________________________
1. While Juan was having a cavity filled by his dentist, the drill hit a nerve (a
couple of times) that had not been dulled by anesthetic. Each time Juan
screamed in pain. Juan now gets anxious each time he sees the dentist.
Unconditioned stimulus:
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2. Every time the English instructor enters the classroom, she goes straight to
the board to write the assignment. Unfortunately, she has long finger nails and
each time she writes, her nails screech on the board, making students cringe.
After a few weeks of this, students cringe at the sight of the teacher entering
the classroom.
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3. 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 nauseous.
Unconditioned stimuli:
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4. At a football game, every time the home team scores a touchdown, the
person behind you blasts an air horn near your ears causing you to wince.
Unfortunately for you, the home team often scores. As the end of the game
nears, the home team scores a touchdown and, even though the
inconsiderate fan behind you has left, you still wince.
Unconditioned stimulus:
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6. Manuel has been humiliated in the past for doing poorly on tests. When
that has happened, he would get so upset that he would shake. Now when
presented with a test, he begins to shake.
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7. Carlos has a fluffy down pillow with some of the down sticking out of the
fabric. When he lays his head on the pillow, a piece of pillow usually tickles his
nose and he sneezes. He now sneezes every time he lays down on any kind
of pillow.
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8. It is springtime and the pollen from the flowers causes you to sneeze. Soon
you are sneezing at the mere sight of a flower...
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