, 8. Describe the process and result of respondent extinction.
a. When you no longer pair the NS with the US.
9. Define and be able to identify examples of stimulus discrimination.
a. Stimulus discrimination - A single CS or a narrow range of CSs
elicits a CR (ex: Fear of one specific dog)
10. Define and be able to identify examples of stimulus generalization
a. Stimulus generalization - Several similar CSs elicit the same SR
(ex: Fear of all dogs) 11. List and briefly describe the five
factors that influence respondent conditioning.
a. The nature of the NS and US
b. Timing of the NS and the US
c. Consistent pairing of the NS and the US
d. The number of pairings
e. Previous exposure to the NS
12. Be able to distinguish between operant and respondent conditioning.
a. Operant - Response is evoked, controlled by consequences,
SD→R→SR, conditioning involves response contingent
consequences
b. Respondent - Response is elicited, controlled by antecedents,
CS→CR, conditioning involves the pairing of 2 stimuli
i. Antecedent stimuli “triggers” or elicits a reflexive response
13. Bonus SO: Within an example describing respondent conditioning, be
able to identify the embedded or concurrent operant contingency.
a. Ex: When a crow screeches near a child, two types of behavior
occur. The fear response (automatic arousal) is a respondent
behavior (reflex); running to his father is an operant response
(reinforced by its consequences: escape from the crow and
father’s comfort).
Chapter 7
1. Define and be able to identify examples of each of the following
terms: stimulus control, discriminative stimulus (SD), and S-delta
(SΔ).
a. Stimulus control - When a certain behavior is evoked in the
presence of a certain stimulus and a different behavior is
evoked in the presence of a different stimulus.
a. When you no longer pair the NS with the US.
9. Define and be able to identify examples of stimulus discrimination.
a. Stimulus discrimination - A single CS or a narrow range of CSs
elicits a CR (ex: Fear of one specific dog)
10. Define and be able to identify examples of stimulus generalization
a. Stimulus generalization - Several similar CSs elicit the same SR
(ex: Fear of all dogs) 11. List and briefly describe the five
factors that influence respondent conditioning.
a. The nature of the NS and US
b. Timing of the NS and the US
c. Consistent pairing of the NS and the US
d. The number of pairings
e. Previous exposure to the NS
12. Be able to distinguish between operant and respondent conditioning.
a. Operant - Response is evoked, controlled by consequences,
SD→R→SR, conditioning involves response contingent
consequences
b. Respondent - Response is elicited, controlled by antecedents,
CS→CR, conditioning involves the pairing of 2 stimuli
i. Antecedent stimuli “triggers” or elicits a reflexive response
13. Bonus SO: Within an example describing respondent conditioning, be
able to identify the embedded or concurrent operant contingency.
a. Ex: When a crow screeches near a child, two types of behavior
occur. The fear response (automatic arousal) is a respondent
behavior (reflex); running to his father is an operant response
(reinforced by its consequences: escape from the crow and
father’s comfort).
Chapter 7
1. Define and be able to identify examples of each of the following
terms: stimulus control, discriminative stimulus (SD), and S-delta
(SΔ).
a. Stimulus control - When a certain behavior is evoked in the
presence of a certain stimulus and a different behavior is
evoked in the presence of a different stimulus.
