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Laura Letica
on Dec 12, 2024
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A cat is classically conditioned to purr when it hears the refrigerator door open,because it contains the cat food.But the cat does not purr when it hears the pantry door open.The fact that the cat only purrs when the refrigerator door opens is most likely a result of
A) stimulus discrimination.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) stimulus generalization.
D) extinction.
Stimulus Discrimination
The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond only to the original stimulus in conditioning.
Extinction
In behavior psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
- Clarify the procedures of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination involved in classical conditioning.
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Learning Objectives
- Clarify the procedures of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination involved in classical conditioning.