Classic Conditioning Worksheet
Steps to remember:
 Look for the unconditioned response first, use this to discover the unconditioned
stimulus (the cause of the response).
 Beginning of example always deals with unconditioned stimulus / response.
 The neutral stimulus always becomes the controlled stimulus.
1. A dog salivates whenever food is put in front of it. To make things interesting, the
owner of the dog begins to ring a bell every time food is given to the dog. Eventually,
all the owner has to do is ring his bell and the dog begins to drool.
UCS:
UCR:
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CR:
2. Joe just returned from a military tour in Iraq. Every night (in Iraq), Rockets were
fired at his platoon and he would have to dive for cover. Now, back in North
America, whenever he hears a loud noise he ducks his head anxiously.
UCS:
UCR:
NS:
CS:
CR:
3. When Jim was seven he was bit by a snake and fainted. Jim has now noticed that any
form of hissing noise causes his palms to start to sweat.
UCS:
UCR:
NS:
CS:
CR:
4. Jack, who is trained in karate, often practices by throwing mock punches at his
sister. One day, he accidentally hits her in the face and, understandably, she cries.
From that day on, every time he raised his hands, his sister flinches.
UCS:
UCR:
NS:
CR:
CS:
Classic Conditioning Worksheet (ANSWERS)
Steps to remember:
 The neutral stimulus always becomes the controlled stimulus.
 Look for the unconditioned response first, use this to discover the unconditioned
stimulus (the cause of the response).
1. A dog salivates whenever food is put in front of it. To make things interesting, the
owner of the dog begins to ring a bell every time food is given to the dog. Eventually,
all the owner has to do is ring his bell and the dog begins to drool.
UCS: Food
UCR: Salivation
NS: Bell
CS: Bell
CR: Drool
2. Joe just returned from a military tour in Iraq. Every night (in Iraq), Rockets were
fired at his platoon and he would have to dive for cover. Now, back in North
America, whenever he hears a loud noise he ducks his head anxiously.
UCS: Rocket Explosion
UCR: Diving for cover
NS: Loud Noise
CS: Loud Noise
CR: Ducks head anxiously
3. When Jim was seven he was bit by a snake and fainted. Jim has now noticed that any
form of hissing noise causes his palms to start to sweat.
UCS: Snake bite
UCR: Fainted
NS: Hissing noise
CS: Hissing noise
CR: Sweaty palms
4.
Jack, who is trained in karate, often practices by throwing mock punches at his
sister. One day, he accidentally hits her in the face and, understandably, she cries.
From that day on, every time he raised his hands, his sister flinches.
UCS: Actually being hit by punch
UCR: Sister cries
NS: Mock punch / raised hands
CR: Sister flinches
CS: Mock punches / raised hands
CLASSICAL CONDITIONING WORKSHEET
Class Example
A young girl reaches out to pet a dog and is bitten by it. This
causes the young girl to cry. Now, every time she hears a
dog bark, the hair on her arms stand up.
UCS:
UCR:
NS:
CS:
CR:
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Answers
UCS: Bit by dog
UCR: Girl cries
NS: Dog bark
CS: Dog bark
CR: hair standing up