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(2) Chiris its bitten by the neighbor\'s German Shepherd. Now whenever she sees

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Question

(2) Chiris its bitten by the neighbor's German Shepherd. Now whenever she sees a dog in the neighborhood, she becomes afraid and runs away. She still enjoys petting her own family's cocker spaniel. Is this classical or operant conditioning? Both What is the conditioned stimulus? Unconditioned stimulus? Conditioned and unconditioned response? Is this an example of stimulus generalization? Stimulus discrimination? (3) Jacob's date was wearing a very alluring cologne on their recent date. The date itself was quite passionate. The following day when Jacob gets into his car he smells the lingering scent of his date's cologne and becomes transfixed with joy Is this classical or operant conditioning? Classical conditioning What is the unconditioned stimulus? Conditioned stimulus? Unconditioned and conditioned response? Is this an example of stimulus generalization or discrimination Can Jacob forget about his date and just go purchase a bottle of the cologne? Will his reaction subside?

Explanation / Answer

(3).This is an example of stimulus generalization as the cologne scent is conditioned and evokes similar feelings in Jacob as during the date.

Unconditioned stimulus -- The Date of Jacob

Unconditioned response -- The passionate feeling.

Neutral stimulus -- The Cologne perfume of Jacob's date

Conditioned stimulus -- The scent Cologne perfume of Jacob's date.

Conditioned response -- Feeling of joy to the scent similar to during the date.

This is an example of Classical Conditioning.