Psychology
Classical Conditioning
15 Effort
Name _________________
Hour _____
Classical conditioning is a learning procedure that pairs a neutral stimulus with a
conditioned, or learned, response. Read the examples and determine the different
elements of classical conditioning for each example.
Terminology:
NS = neutral stimulus
UCS = unconditioned stimulus
UCR = unconditioned response
CS = conditioned stimulus
CR = conditioned response
1.) Katie blushes when she talks to Dustin. Dustin always wears the color pink.
Now, whenever Katie sees someone wearing pink, she blushes.
NS _ _______________________
UCS _______________________
No response
UCR ____________________
UCS ______________________ + CS _______________________
UCR _________________________
CS ____________________
CR _______________________
2.) Dogs cause Will to feel nervous. On his way to school everyday, Will sees an old
woman walking a large dog. Will is now nervous around old women.
NS ________________________
UCS _______________________
No response
UCR ____________________
UCS _______________________ + CS _________________ ______
UCR _________________________
CS ____________________
CR _______________________
3.) Tera is happy around her boyfriend, who wears a specific brand of cologne
everyday. When she smells the cologne, she is happy.
NS ________________________
UCS
No response
UCR ____________________
UCS ______________________ + CS _______________________
UCR _________________________
CS _________________ ____
CR ______________________
Now it is your turn to create your own example. Describe a short conditioned
response that you have learned or that you have seen someone else learn. Then
define the NS, UCS, UCR, CS, and CR for your example. Finally, make a diagram of
how they fit together.
Description:
NS=
UCS=
UCR=
CS=
CR=
Diagram: