PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mikayla wants to condition her dog to drool at the sound of the telephone, so she plans to pair the sound of the ringing telephone with a tasty dog treat. To use classical conditioning most effectively, Mikayla should present the tasty dog treat
A
a few seconds before telephone starts to ring
B
at the same time telephone starts to ring
C
a half second after the phone rings
D
a few seconds after phone stops ringing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Classical conditioning is learning through association and was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov. Pavlov showed that dogs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell if that sound was repeatedly presented at the same time that they were given food.

Detailed explanation-2: -conditioned response. A dog salivates to the sound of a tone because the tone has regularly been associated with the delivery of food.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, whenever you come home wearing a baseball cap, you take your child to the park to play. So, whenever your child sees you come home with a baseball cap, he is excited because he has associated your baseball cap with a trip to the park. This learning by association is classical conditioning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Acquisition. Acquisition is the initial stage of learning when a response is first established and gradually strengthened. Extinction. Spontaneous Recovery. Stimulus Generalization. Stimulus Discrimination.

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