conditioned stimulus AND unconditioned stimulus
Answer the questions, and describe and explain the issues.
1. At school, your friend tells you about a strange dream that he/she had. Here’s the dream — he/she was a bird and flying high over Jones Beach looking for a fish in the water. A fish was finally caught; the bird flew to the beach, and ate the fish. However, the bird had to eat quickly because a storm was coming. Your friend asks you what you think this dream means. Offer your friend an answer and use the following terms in your answer: latent content of dreams and manifest content of dreams. (10 possible points)
2. Read the scenario (or story) below and answer the questions.
A family had a very cute dog, named ‘Buttons’. The dog was always fed in the morning which followed a routine. Generally, the mother in the house was the first to wake up. She would first come into the living room, open the curtains, and then go in the kitchen and pour the dog some food. When they first got the dog, the mother noticed that the dog would begin to salivate, get excited, and spin in circles as soon as the food was poured. However, she soon begin to notice that when the curtains were opened, the dog would salivate, get excited, and spin in circles even before the dog saw the food. She was amazed how the dog learned. In fact, any time the dog heard a curtain open, the dog would salivate, get excited, and spin. (Answer questions 2a- 2e. For each question, you will first define a concept/element about classical conditioning. Then, you will identify the concept/element in the scenario above.)
2a.What is an unconditioned stimulus? What is the unconditioned stimulus in the scenario above? (6 possible points)
2b.What is an unconditioned response? What is the unconditioned response in the scenario above? (6 possible points)
2c.What is a neutral stimulus? What is the neutral stimulus in the scenario above? (6 possible points)
2d.What is a conditioned stimulus? What is the conditioned stimulus in the scenario above? (6 possible points)
2e.What is a conditioned response? What is the conditioned response in the scenario above? (6 possible points) ______________________________________________________________________
3. Read the scenario below and answer the question.
People rely on memory to function in daily life and to give them a sense of the past. We often try to remember important events or things that we learned. Imagine that you try to remember something important you did with your family in July, 2014. You struggle trying to bring back to memory the event. Your parents are amazed that you are having difficulty remembering. However, during that same year, you learned how to swim and remember quite well how to swim until this day. Why would a person have difficulty remembering the important event but not how to swim? As you offer an explanation, be sure to use the following terms in your answer: procedural memories, declarative memories, levels of processing, decay, and interference. (30 possible points)
4. Describe and explain five things that you learned in this course. (You may choose topics from any of the chapters we covered – Chapters 1-7.) After you describe each one, explain how it is relevant to your life and career BE SPECIFIC. (30 possible points)
Section 4 here are the topics covered so you could write on any one.
1. neuroscience and behavior
2.sensation and perception
3.States of consciousness
4.Memory
Be sure to number your answers so that they correspond to my numbering.
DO NOT copy-and-paste your answers from any sources such as the book, lectures, or
web sites.
? Make sure your answers are well-written. Use several sentences to explain your answers.
