PSYC 3520 UNIT 2 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
opponent-process theory of emotion - Answers explains after effects of strong emotional responses
process A (primary process) - Answers directly elicited by event (closely correlates with emotional
event)
process B (opponent process) - Answers elicited by process A but serves to counteract (maintain
homeostasis)
non associative learning - Answers form of learning where organisms response to a single stimulus
changes due to repeated exposure, without linking it to another event/outcome
associative learning - Answers form of learning where an organism learns to connect (associate) 2
stimuli, or a stimulus and a response, allowing them to predict events and guide behavior
classical conditioning - Answers (Pavlov) stimulus klivits response because it has been
paired/associated with another stimulus
conditioned stimulus - Answers initially neutral, elicits response because has been paired with
unconditioned stimulus
conditioned response - Answers often similar to unconditioned response, but elicited by conditioned
stimulus
unconditioned stimulus - Answers stimulus that naturally elicits unlearned response
unconditioned response - Answers unlearned response that is naturally elicited by unconditioned
stimulus
appetitive conditioning - Answers neutral stimulus lined with reward (organisms seeks out stimulus)
aversive conditioning - Answers unconditioned stimulus is an aversive event (organisms avoids
stimulus)
excitatory conditioning - Answers neutral stimulus associated with presentation of unconditioned
stimulus becomes CS+
inhibitory conditioning - Answers neutral stimulus associated with absence of removal of
unconditioned stimulus becomes CS-
delay conditioning - Answers onset of neutral stimulus precedes onset of unconditioned stimulus and
the 2 stimuli overlap (best method)
trace conditioning - Answers onset and offset of neutral stimulus precede onset of unconditioned
stimulus
simultaneous conditioning - Answers onset of neutral stimulus and onset of unconditioned stimulus
are simultaneous
backward conditioning - Answers onset of neutral stimulus follows onset of unconditioned stimulus
temporal conditioning - Answers neutral stimulus/conditioned stimulus is the passage of time
acquisition - Answers process of developing/strengthening a conditioned response through repeated
pairings of neutral stimulus or conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus
asymptote of conditioning - Answers maximum strength of a conditioned response in a specific
learning context (additional training trials no longer increase response intensity)
extinction - Answers conditioned response is weakened and eventually eliminated by repeatedly
presenting CS without US
spontaneous recovery - Answers response can appear after break in time without pairing CS/US
stimulus generalization - Answers tendency for CR to occur in presence of stimulus similar to CS
stimulus discrimination - Answers tendency for a response to be caused more by 1 stimulus than
another
condition phase - Answers 2 types of training trials randomly presented (US presented)
test phase - Answers 2 types of test trials randomly presented (US not presented)
experimental neurosis - Answers animals exposed to unpredictable events develop neurotic like
symptoms
higher order conditioning - Answers pairing of CS1 with other NS2 turns NS2 into CS2
sensory preconditioning - Answers when 1 stimulus is conditioned as a CS another stimulus that was
previously paired with it can also become a CS (shows that stimuli can become associated with each
other in absence of identifiable response)
US revaluation - Answers a process that involves the post conditioning presentation of the US at a
different level of intensity, altering the strength of response to the previously conditioned CS
compound stimulus - Answers complex stimulus that consists of the simultaneous presentation of 2
or more individual stimuli
opponent-process theory of emotion - Answers explains after effects of strong emotional responses
process A (primary process) - Answers directly elicited by event (closely correlates with emotional
event)
process B (opponent process) - Answers elicited by process A but serves to counteract (maintain
homeostasis)
non associative learning - Answers form of learning where organisms response to a single stimulus
changes due to repeated exposure, without linking it to another event/outcome
associative learning - Answers form of learning where an organism learns to connect (associate) 2
stimuli, or a stimulus and a response, allowing them to predict events and guide behavior
classical conditioning - Answers (Pavlov) stimulus klivits response because it has been
paired/associated with another stimulus
conditioned stimulus - Answers initially neutral, elicits response because has been paired with
unconditioned stimulus
conditioned response - Answers often similar to unconditioned response, but elicited by conditioned
stimulus
unconditioned stimulus - Answers stimulus that naturally elicits unlearned response
unconditioned response - Answers unlearned response that is naturally elicited by unconditioned
stimulus
appetitive conditioning - Answers neutral stimulus lined with reward (organisms seeks out stimulus)
aversive conditioning - Answers unconditioned stimulus is an aversive event (organisms avoids
stimulus)
excitatory conditioning - Answers neutral stimulus associated with presentation of unconditioned
stimulus becomes CS+
inhibitory conditioning - Answers neutral stimulus associated with absence of removal of
unconditioned stimulus becomes CS-
delay conditioning - Answers onset of neutral stimulus precedes onset of unconditioned stimulus and
the 2 stimuli overlap (best method)
trace conditioning - Answers onset and offset of neutral stimulus precede onset of unconditioned
stimulus
simultaneous conditioning - Answers onset of neutral stimulus and onset of unconditioned stimulus
are simultaneous
backward conditioning - Answers onset of neutral stimulus follows onset of unconditioned stimulus
temporal conditioning - Answers neutral stimulus/conditioned stimulus is the passage of time
acquisition - Answers process of developing/strengthening a conditioned response through repeated
pairings of neutral stimulus or conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus
asymptote of conditioning - Answers maximum strength of a conditioned response in a specific
learning context (additional training trials no longer increase response intensity)
extinction - Answers conditioned response is weakened and eventually eliminated by repeatedly
presenting CS without US
spontaneous recovery - Answers response can appear after break in time without pairing CS/US
stimulus generalization - Answers tendency for CR to occur in presence of stimulus similar to CS
stimulus discrimination - Answers tendency for a response to be caused more by 1 stimulus than
another
condition phase - Answers 2 types of training trials randomly presented (US presented)
test phase - Answers 2 types of test trials randomly presented (US not presented)
experimental neurosis - Answers animals exposed to unpredictable events develop neurotic like
symptoms
higher order conditioning - Answers pairing of CS1 with other NS2 turns NS2 into CS2
sensory preconditioning - Answers when 1 stimulus is conditioned as a CS another stimulus that was
previously paired with it can also become a CS (shows that stimuli can become associated with each
other in absence of identifiable response)
US revaluation - Answers a process that involves the post conditioning presentation of the US at a
different level of intensity, altering the strength of response to the previously conditioned CS
compound stimulus - Answers complex stimulus that consists of the simultaneous presentation of 2
or more individual stimuli
