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Response vs. Stimulus. Practice. Definitions. Stimulus = something that happens TO the person/animal Response = behavior performed by the person/animal. A flashing light. STIMULUS!. Answering this practice exercise. RESPONSE!. A stop sign. STIMULUS!.
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Response vs. Stimulus Practice
Definitions • Stimulus = • something that happens TO the person/animal • Response = • behavior performed by the person/animal
A flashing light STIMULUS!
Answering this practice exercise RESPONSE!
A stop sign STIMULUS!
An ant crawling on your arm STIMULUS!
The sound of heavy breathing RESPONSE!
Rate the following scenarios as outlined on your worksheet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Extremely like Extremely dislike
82% • Rated the clean flyswatter soup/cereal a 4 or less: they would have disliked eating it
58% • Disliked the bowl of soup/cereal stirred with the new flyswatter. Since the flyswatter was brand new, it has less of an association with insects. However, the idea that the soup had been stirred by an object that might meet a fly in the future was enough to make people pass.
76% Disliked this soup. Presumably, the thought of a human hair is slightly less disgusting than insect contamination!
71% • Disliked being served in a dog bowl
34% • Would pass on a cookie that has fallen on the ground. There’s no assurance of perfect cleanliness, but grass itself has few negative associations for most people.
84% • Would reject the cookie after a waiter had taken a bite.
31% • would refuse is after an acquaintance had taken a bite
16% • Would refuse it after a good friend took a bite.
Association Principal • Definition: • An associating with a previous mental thought that influences our decisions. • Pavlov • THOUGHT THIS WAS AMAZING!!!