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progresscheck.

it is a checking of the progress.

Other Courses: [PSYC180][PSYC364][PSYC465]

objectives

Reading: SEP 07 2010
Course: PSYC364

Read p. 30-43

* understand how the study of thresholds led to the development of Weber's Law - and the idea that human cognition and behavior would prove to be lawful
* understand the diagram in Fig. 2.4 and the different stimuli and responses in classical conditioning (US, CS, UR, CR)
* describe the importance of contiguity for successful conditioning
* learn the definitions of the various phenomena in classical conditioning

preparation

1

How much of the reading for the upcoming class have you completed?

All reading completed.
Some reading completed.
No reading completed.

2

How prepared for the class do you think you are? (Being prepared means that you understand what you have read, and feel ready to ask questions and participate in class discussion.

Completely prepared.
Mostly prepared.
About halfway prepared.
A little bit prepared.
Not at all prepared.

3

What question would you like to ask about the material you read? (I might not be able to answer each of these specifically, but I'll try to address some of these in class.)


Q1

A

What is Weber's Law?



B

A student who is often attacked by bullies often encounters them in a particular classroom. Eventually, the student begins to feel afraid every time he enters that classroom. What are the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned stimulus, the unconditioned response, and the conditioned response in this case of classical conditioning?



Q2

A

What is the most effective form of contiguity in classical conditioning?



B

How are extinction and spontaneous recovery related?



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