A level Psychology Classical
Conditioning Exam Q&A 100% Solved
what is classical conditioning?
who discovered it? - ✔✔-simplest form of associative learning
-Pavlov
what is associative learning? - ✔✔learning that takes place when we associate 2
stimuli w/ one another
what is the basic process of classical conditioning?
what are the phases of conditioning? - ✔✔-UCS and NS repeatedly paired
-NS eventually produces same response as UCS
-before, during ,after
what is the before phase of conditioning? - ✔✔-UCS triggers unlearned response
(UCR)
-unrelated NS doesn't produce this response at this stage
what is the during phase of conditioning?
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, when is effect of pairing greatest? - ✔✔-UCS + NS paired repeatedly for
conditioning to occur
-effect of pairing greatest when NS occurs just before UCS
what is the after phase of conditioning?
what is the NS now?
what is the response from current NS now? - ✔✔-after pairing, NS produces
same response as UCS
-NS is now CS
-response from CS is CR
what is extinction?
how does it occur?
learning value? - ✔✔-CS no longer produces CR
-when CS experienced w/out UCS over period of time, extinguishing the CR
-shows learning is flexible (unlearn fear that used to be scary but isn't anymore)
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Conditioning Exam Q&A 100% Solved
what is classical conditioning?
who discovered it? - ✔✔-simplest form of associative learning
-Pavlov
what is associative learning? - ✔✔learning that takes place when we associate 2
stimuli w/ one another
what is the basic process of classical conditioning?
what are the phases of conditioning? - ✔✔-UCS and NS repeatedly paired
-NS eventually produces same response as UCS
-before, during ,after
what is the before phase of conditioning? - ✔✔-UCS triggers unlearned response
(UCR)
-unrelated NS doesn't produce this response at this stage
what is the during phase of conditioning?
Page 1 of 5
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, when is effect of pairing greatest? - ✔✔-UCS + NS paired repeatedly for
conditioning to occur
-effect of pairing greatest when NS occurs just before UCS
what is the after phase of conditioning?
what is the NS now?
what is the response from current NS now? - ✔✔-after pairing, NS produces
same response as UCS
-NS is now CS
-response from CS is CR
what is extinction?
how does it occur?
learning value? - ✔✔-CS no longer produces CR
-when CS experienced w/out UCS over period of time, extinguishing the CR
-shows learning is flexible (unlearn fear that used to be scary but isn't anymore)
Page 2 of 5
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
