Classical and Operant Conditioning Examples
Directions: For each example below, decide if the behavior in question was acquired through operant or classical conditioning. If operant conditioning, identify which type of consequence was responsible for the behavior change (i.e., positive/negative reinforcement; positive/negative punishment). If classical conditioning, identify the UCS, UCR, CS, and CR.
1. Your grandfather gives you $500 at the end of your first year in college because you did so well. As a result, your grades continue to get better in your second year.
2. Your car beeps annoyingly if you start the engine without buckling your seat belt. You become less likely to start the car without buckling the seat belt.
3. You go to a new restaurant and try a new food but then get sick with the flu. Now, you are convinced you dislike the food and feel nauseated whenever you smell it.
4. A patient has to get frequent injections of a drug to get better, these injections are given in the same small examination room at a hospital. The drug itself causes increased heart rate but after several trips to the clinic, simply being in a small room causes an increased heart rate.
5. An elephant in a circus learns to stand up on a small chair to receive a food treat.
6. A professor started a policy of exempting students from the final exam if they maintain perfect attendance after mid-term. His students’ attendance increases dramatically.
7. Long after being in a bad car accident, a student still cringes and breaks into a sweat at the sound of squealing brakes.
8. The smell of simmering curry on the stove makes your mouth water.
9. Your hands are cold, so you put your gloves on, and it helps. In the future, you are more likely to put gloves on when it’s cold.
10. When an instructor first starts teaching about a concept, she praises any answer that is close to the right answer.
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