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Classical Conditioning
As an example of Classical Conditioning and before using the following worksheet in class how
students the following video fro mthe Office.
http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/video/clips/phylliss-wedding-726/133738/
Have students label the following characteristics from the video in order to give them practice with the
elements of Classical Conditioning.
NS: hearing the computer booting up
UCS: tasting an altoid
UCR: minty fresh breath
CS: hearing the computer booting up
CR: strange feeling in mouth
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Classical Conditioning
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Label the basic components in the following examples of Classical Conditioning
NS: Neutral stimlus
UCS: Unconditioned stimulus
UCR: Unconditoned Response
CS: Conditioned stimulus
CR: Conditioned response
1.Roxanne loved the band Franz Ferdinand , but one time when she listened to the song
“Dashboard”, it was so loud that she popped an eardrum. Thankfully, she made a complete recovery,
but now when she hears any music by Franz Ferdinand, her ears start to hurt.
NS:
UCS:
UCR:
CS:
CR:
2.One time when Greg was wrestling, he accidentally tripped Mr. Williams. Mr. Williams was so
angry that he yelled at Greg until he was blue in the face. Now, whenever Greg sees Mr. Williams, he
gets nervous because he thinks Mr. Williams will yell at him once again.
NS:
UCS:
UCR:
CS:
CR:
3.In a remarkable class demonstration, NS students were given a shot of cold air on their arm every
time they heard the word “clock” . Now when they heard the word “clock” the hair on their arm stands
up.
NS:
UCS:
UCR:
CS:
CR:
4.Jason went to Disneyworld to see Mickey Mouse. He had a wonderful time on all of the rides
except for Space Mountain. After he got off the ride , he felt so ill that he got sick, now just looking at
a roller coaster makes him stomach queasy.
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NS:
UCS:
UCR:
CS:
CR:
5. One time long, long ago one very lucky girl got the opportunity to meet Abraham Lincoln. She fell
madly in love with him and could think of nothing else. Later, if she saw picture of him, her heart
began to race.
NS:
UCS:
UCR:
CR:
CS:
6. Fuzzy the dog was a finicky eater, in order ot get to to eat something hos owner gave him chicken.
Fuzzy immediately ate the chicken When his owner cooked chicken she can feel Fuzzy’s heart start
to beat faster.
NS:
UCS:
CS:
UCR:
CS:
7. Allison found out that she was allergic to bees after ebing stung at her family’s lake house. in
addition to sweling up from the sting she had an asthma attack. If Allison sees a bee she feels a
shortness in her breath.
NS:
UCS:
UCR:
CS:
CR:
Answer Sheet
Classical Conditioning
Label the basic components in the following examples of Classical Conditioning
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1.Roxanne loved the band Franz Ferdinand , but one time when she listened to the song
“Dashboard”, it was so loud that she popped an eardrum. Thankfully, she made a complete recovery,
but now when she hears any music by Franz Ferdinand, her ears start to hurt.
NS: music by Franz Ferdinand
UCS: Listening to Franz ferdinand too loud
UCR: Ear drums pop
CS: hearing any Franz Ferdinand song
CR: ears hurting
2.One time when Greg was wrestling, he accidentally tripped Mr. Williams. Mr. Williams was so
angry that he yelled at Greg until he was blue in the face. Now, whenever Greg sees Mr. Williams, he
gets nervous because he thinks Mr. Williams will yell at him once again.
NS: seeing Ms. Williams
UCS: Mr. Williams yelling
UCR: frightened
CS: seeing Mr. Williams
CR: getting nervous
3.In a remarkable class demonstration, NS students were given a shot of cold air on their arm every
time they heard the word “clock” The students flinched because it was so cold . Now when they
heard the word “clock” the hair on their arm stands up.
NS: hearing the word “clock”
UCS: shot of cold air to the arm
UCR: flinching
CS: hearing the word “clock”
CR: arm hair standing up
4.Jason went to Disneyworld to see Mickey Mouse. He had a wonderful time on all of the rides
except for Space Mountain. After he got off the ride , he felt so ill that he got sick, now just looking at
a roller coaster makes him stomach queasy.
NS: seeing Space Mountain
UCS: riding on Space Mountain
CS: feeling sick
UCR: seeing Space Mountain
CS: stomach queasy
5. One time long, long ago one very lucky girl got the opportunity to meet Abraham Lincoln. She fell
madly in love with him and could think of nothing else. Later, if she saw picture of him, her heart
began to race.
NS: looking at a picture of Abraham Lincoln
UCS: meeting Abraham Lincoln
UCR: falling madly in love
CR: seeing a picture of Abraham Lincoln
CS: heart racing
6. Fuzzy the dog was a finicky eater, in order ot get to to eat something hos owner gave him chicken.
Fuzzy immediately ate the chicken When his owner cooked chicken she can feel Fuzzy’s heart start
to beat faster.
NS: smelling chicken
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UCS: eating chicken
CS: enjoying the meal
UCR: smelling chicken
CS: heart races
7. Allison found out that she was allergic to bees after ebing stung at her family’s lake house. in
addition to sweling up from the sting she had an asthma attack. If Allison sees a bee she feels a
shortness in her breath.
NS: seeing bees
UCS: stung by a bee
UCR: asthma attack/swelling
CS: seeing a bee
CR: shortness of breath