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You fell ill hours after eating chicken curry and now feel sick at the smell of curry. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →When the tone is repeatedly sounded without meat powder and the dogs stop salivating, this is:Read the answer and worked solution →After a rest, the extinguished salivation returns when the bell rings again. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →Tiger the cat runs for food at the can opener sound but not at the electric mixer. This is stimulus:Read the answer and worked solution →Little Albert, conditioned to fear a white rat, then feared rabbits and furry coats. This is stimulus:Read the answer and worked solution →Who is considered the founder of behaviorism?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1920, Watson and Rosalie Rayner conditioned fear in a baby nicknamed:Read the answer and worked solution →B. F. Skinner's idea that learning results from consequences is based on Thorndike's:Read the answer and worked solution →Jerome gets a toy for cleaning his room and cleans it more often. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the innate behavioursRead the answer and worked solution →Pop Pavlov's termsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the learning lanesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the learning wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Classical or operantRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the three kinds of learningRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Learning bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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You fell ill hours after eating chicken curry and now feel sick at the smell of curry. This is:

  1. Habituation
  2. Reinforcement
  3. Observation
  4. Taste aversion
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Correct answer: D. Taste aversion

1. One bad experience was enough. 2. This is taste aversion. 3. It may help organisms avoid harmful food. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 6, Learning (CC BY 4.0)._

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When the tone is repeatedly sounded without meat powder and the dogs stop salivating, this is:

  1. Extinction
  2. Acquisition
  3. Generalization
  4. Discrimination
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Correct answer: A. Extinction

1. The conditioned stimulus comes without the unconditioned one. 2. The response fades away. 3. This is extinction. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 6, Learning (CC BY 4.0)._

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After a rest, the extinguished salivation returns when the bell rings again. This is:

  1. Negative reinforcement
  2. Spontaneous recovery
  3. Stimulus generalization
  4. Higher-order conditioning
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Correct answer: B. Spontaneous recovery

1. Pavlov saw it after a couple of hours of rest. 2. The response came back. 3. This is spontaneous recovery. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 6, Learning (CC BY 4.0)._

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