Examples

• Learning 


  Reading a textbook is a behavior but what you gain from that behavior is ______
• Law of Similarity


  Cars and trucks are usually associated with each other because they share the same function and appearance. This is an example of
• Law of Contrast


  When doing a word association test, the word "dark" is usually associated with the word "light". This is an example of
• Food (stimulus) may cause a dog to salivate (response)
• Overt Behavior


  A person's response of saying hello and a rat's response of pressing a lever are examples of what type of behavior
• Covert Behavior 


  Dreams and thoughts of your next move in a chess game are examples of what type of behavior?
• Appetitive Stimulus 


  When you are hungry you seek out food or when you are thirsty you seek out water. This is an example of
• Aversive Stimulus 


  Extreme heat and electric shocks are things we actively try to avoid, an example of
• Deprivation 


  Steve foregoes food when they plan to go eat BBQ so that he can eat and enjoy as much as they can. This is an example of
• Satiation 


  Steve has indulged in a lot of BBQ to the point that he has to stop. Even the sight of the food makes him sick. This is an example of.
• Temporal Contiguity 


  When we see lightning we usually expect to hear thunder shortly afterwards
• A knock and a door is an example of spatial contiguity because the knock causes a sound to the door.
• Habituation 


  The first night in your new apartment, you cannot fall asleep because the sound of traffic keeps you awake. After the first few nights you grow used to the sound and are able to sleep soundly. This is an example of
• Sensitization 


  Soldiers are unable to habituate to gunfire or artillery because of it's high intensity
• Dishabituation


  Sherri might quickly habituate to the sound of gunshots at a shooting range. If, however, a handsome stranger approaches and stands nearby, she might again be startled when the next shot is fired.
• Opponent-Process Theory


  When you win the lottery you become elated at the fact that you are winning a lot of money. Your then calms itself down to keep you grounded. What is happening?
• Inhibitory Conditioning


  You have a PE teacher that tells you to run 5 miles every class. Before entering class you feel nervous but you realize there is a substitute teacher that is a lot more easygoing. You feel a lot better about the class.
• Excitatory Conditioning


  Your grandmother always cooks great meals. As a result, you usually salivate a great deal when sitting at your grandmother’s table for a meal.
• Extinction 


  A metronome (NS) is paired with food (US) that elicits Salivation (UR). The metronome (CS) on it's own can now elicit salivation (CR). If the metronome is repeatedly presented with no food then the salivation will stop. The result is
• Higher-order conditioning 


  When you are stung (US) by a wasp (NS1) you grow a fear (UR) towards them.

  Later you find a trash can (NS2) that is swarming with wasps (CS1) and this also elicits fear (CR)

  
• Overshadowing


  When pairing a bright light and a faint metronome with food it causes salivation.

  
  

  When presented with just the bright light it produces more salivation compared to being presented with just a faint metronome
• Blocking


  What is this an example of