PSY 2114 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Taco, Zipper, Foodborne Illness

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2114
• Professor: Neil Watson

Document Summary

The ucs (unconditioned stimulus) is the stimulus that automatically triggers a bodily response or emotional reaction. The ucr (unconditioned response) is the response that the ucs triggers. No learning is required for the ucs to trigger the ucr. If some neutral stimulus is present before or during the ucs, it may, through the process of learning, become associated with the ucs and come to trigger a response similar to that triggered by the ucs. If so, the previously neutral stimulus is now called a cs (conditioned stimulus). When a response is triggered by the cs (rather than the ucs), then the response is called a cr (conditioned response) - this response shows that learning (conditioning) has occurred. Identify the ucs, ucr, cs and cr in each of the following examples. Notice how many every day situations are commonly associated with classical conditioning: while you were taking your first shower in the dorms, someone flushed a nearby toilet.