Assignment: Book and Article Questions
Pierce, W. D., & Cheney, C. D. (2017). Behavior analysis and learning: A biobehavioral approach (6th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
1) Give a novel (not discussed in the book or in class) example of respondent conditioning- identifying the steps in the process and labeling the NS, US, CS, CR, and UR.
___________ (UR) _________ (US) -------NS=
____________ (UR) ____________ (NS) + ________ (US)----
______________ (CR) ______________ (CS)---------
2) Describe respondent habituation and give an example.
3) State the definition of contiguity and a contingency identifying the primary differences between the two.
4) Describe the process of respondent extinction and why it occurs (p. 74)
5) Describe the process of respondent generalization and why it occurs.
6) Describe the role of stimulus novelty & familiarity in the US and CS pre-exposure effects.
7) Describe 2nd order conditioning and how this could explain certain fears and phobias.
8) Describe how respondent conditioning could explain placebo effects.
9) Describe the conditioned suppression procedure.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.