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This document provides 5 examples of classical conditioning and asks the reader to identify the unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, and conditioned response for each example. The examples include a girl becoming dizzy when hearing carousel music after fainting near a carousel, a boy becoming nauseous at the mention of tuna sandwiches after getting sick from spoiled tuna salad, a cat blinking in response to a clicker after the clicker was paired with a camera flash, a cat licking its chops in response to finger snapping after snapping was paired with food, and a person feeling nauseous when seeing fois gras after getting sick after eating it.

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Classical Conditioning Worksheet 1

This document provides 5 examples of classical conditioning and asks the reader to identify the unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, and conditioned response for each example. The examples include a girl becoming dizzy when hearing carousel music after fainting near a carousel, a boy becoming nauseous at the mention of tuna sandwiches after getting sick from spoiled tuna salad, a cat blinking in response to a clicker after the clicker was paired with a camera flash, a cat licking its chops in response to finger snapping after snapping was paired with food, and a person feeling nauseous when seeing fois gras after getting sick after eating it.

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Classical Conditioning Worksheet

Directions: Five examples of classical conditioning are outlined in the following paragraphs. In each
example, identify the unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, and the
conditioned response.

Stop the Carousel I Want to Get Off

Molly was ecstatic when she learned her family was going to the state fair next weekend. When her
family arrived at the state fair the temperature was in excess of 100F, but Molly didn't care because she
was finally there. Molly stopped and watched some clowns performing next to the carousel. As she
watched the silly antics of the clowns with the carousel music playing in the background, Molly got more
and more sweaty and uncomfortable. Eventually, she fainted from the heat. After that trip to the state fair,
every time Molly hears carousel musical she feels a little dizzy.

1. What is the UCS?


2. What is the UCR?
3. What is the CS?
4. What is the CR?
5. What is the NS?

When Good Tuna Goes Bad

Ryan was really looking forward to lunch because his mother had prepared a tuna salad sandwich.
Unfortunately, the mayonnaise she used had been left out too long and was spoiled. Not long after eating
the sandwich, Ryan felt sick and had to rush to the bathroom. Thereafter, the mere mention of a tuna
sandwich would make Ryan nauseous.

1. What is the UCS?


2. What is the UCR?
3. What is the CS?
4. What is the CR?
5. What is the NS?

Kitties and Clickers

Psychologists like to experiment on other organisms in their immediate environment, so Jenny decided to
perform a few experiments on her kitty, Precious. Jenny had a little clicker that makes a loud ‘CLICK’
sound. She walked around the house, randomly clicking it for a while, while Precious rested in the living
room. Then Jenny sat down with Precious, and used the flash on her camera to flash a bright light at the
same time she clicked. Precious blinked because of the flash, and looked mildly annoyed. Jenny repeated
this process with her 4 times, then clicked the clicker, without using the flash. She still blinked! (She also
looked very unhappy).

1. What is the UCS?


2. What is the UCR?
3. What is the CS?
4. What is the CR?
5. What is the NS?

Kitties and Snappers

After Sabrina heard about Jenny’s experiment, she wanted to try something with her own cat. Sabrina’s
cat, Jasmine, tends to follow her around the house (unless she’s sleeping). When Sabrina feeds her, she
puts her food dish on the floor. One day a few weeks ago, Sabrina tried a new procedure. After she put the
food dish on the floor, she would snap her fingers, which was paired with her eating the food and licking
her chops (yum!). One night about a week ago, a half hour or so before Sabrina normally feeds her, they
were sitting on the couch. Sabrina decided to try snapping her fingers to see if there was any classical
conditioning — Jasmine looked at Sabrina and licked her chops!

1. What is the UCS?


2. What is the UCR?
3. What is the CS?
4. What is the CR?
5. What is the NS?

Mmmm…. Liver!!!

Hannah and her sidekick, Avery, went out on the town in Manhattan one evening, to a swanky restaurant.
Hannah and Avery saw a new food item on the menu (Fois Gras, which is seared goose liver), and
decided to try it. Avery found it delicious, as did Hannah. After retiring to bed that night, Avery became
nauseous, had a headache, and slept poorly. Avery has tried eating fois gras since then, but when looking
at it, she immediately feels nauseous and can’t eat it. (hint: Food aversion is a special case of classical
conditioning which requires only one pairing of the stimuli)

6. What is the UCS?


7. What is the UCR?
8. What is the CS?
9. What is the CR?
10. What is the NS?

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