Name: ________
Date: ________
Unit 6 Learning – Classical Conditioning
Neutral Stimulus (NS)
– stimulus that elicits no natural response.
Unconditioned Stimulus (US)
– stimulus that elicits a natural response.
Unconditioned Response (UR)
– natural response.
Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
– Same as neutral stimulus. After training leads to conditioned response.
Conditioned Response (CR)
– Old response associated with a new stimulus.
1. Write down the details of Pavlov’s Dog Experiment in the following Classical
Conditioning Formula:
Before Conditioning – What occurs naturally?
Neutral Stimulus - _________________ = No response
Unconditioned Stimulus - ______________ = Unconditioned Response - ____________
During Conditioning – NS and US are paired to elicit the same response.
Neutral Stimulus - _________________
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Unconditioned Stimulus - _____________ = Unconditioned Response - _____________
After Conditioning – NS is now conditioned (CS) and elicits a learned response.
Conditioned Stimulus - _______________ = Conditioned Response - _______________
Retrieval Practice
Classical Conditioning
For each example, identify the following elements: Neutral Stimulus, Unconditioned
Stimulus, Unconditioned Response, Conditioned Stimulus, and Conditioned Response.
1: Jane gets sad whenever she hears “My Heart Will Go On,” which is the soundtrack
to the movie “Titanic.”
• Neutral stimulus (NS):
• Unconditional stimulus (US):
• Unconditional response (UR):
• Conditional stimulus (CS):
• Conditional response (CR):
2: You recently had a scary experience where a dog barked at you and chased you
down the street. You start trembling when you see a “beware of dog” sign on your
daily walk through the neighborhood.
• NS:
• US:
• UR:
• CS:
• CR:
3: Lana got car sick after eating apple-flavored candy as a child. To this day, she will
feel sick when she is offered apple-flavored candy.
• NS:
• US:
• UR:
• CS:
• CR:
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4: Sam failed his exam in the computer lab. When asked to visit the computer lab,
he gets anxious and stressed.
• NS:
• US:
• UR:
• CS:
• CR:
5: A math teacher embarrassed a student. That student now dislikes math.
• NS:
• US:
• UR:
• CS:
• CR:
6: A computer game plays different sounds when you get the correct or incorrect
answer. Now when you hear the ding of a correct answer, you feel a sense of pride.
• NS:
• US:
• UR:
• CS:
• CR: