On several occasions, Edward is yelled at by his teacher in music class when he makes a mistake. Before long, Edward begins to shake whenever he's walking to music classa. Explain this situation in terms of classical conditioning, being sure to identify the neutral stimulus, unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, and conditioned response. b. Edward soon shows signs of fearing his other teachers as well, even though they have never yelled at him. Identify and describe the classical conditioning process that accounts for Edward's new fear of teachers. c. Explain how you might eliminate Edward's fear of teachers through a process of counterconditioning.
Edward making a mistake is unconditional Stimulus
being yelled by the music teacher is unconditional response
Going to class is a neutral stimulus
After being paired with yelling, it becomes conditioned stimulus
which triggers shaking which is conditioned response.
b. Edward showing fear towards other teachers is due to stimulus generalization. The conditioned stimulus (yelling by music teacher) evokes similar responses as it has been conditioned. Edwards starts associating teachers with yelling..
c. Counter conditiong can happen through associating positive reaction with the stimulus. If teachers smile at him everyday when he enters the class and give him positive feedback, he could possibly associate the positive feeling with teachers.
On several occasions, Edward is yelled at by his teacher in music class when he makes...
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