Question

Rearrange the following elements into classical conditioning scenarios:

Fear and Anxiety
Option 1: Fear → Escape Behavior → Warning Signal → Painful/Unpleasant Event
Option 2: Warning Signal → Painful/Unpleasant Event → Fear → Escape Behavior
Option 3: Escape Behavior → Fear → Painful/Unpleasant Event → Warning Signal
Option 4: Painful/Unpleasant Event → Fear → Warning Signal → Escape Behavior

Answer 1

Option 2 is the correct sequence for a classical conditioning scenario, where a warning signal becomes associated with an unpleasant event, leading to a learned response of fear and consequently escape behavior.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to rearrange a set of elements into a classical conditioning scenario. When considering classical conditioning, we look for the sequence where a neutral stimulus is associated with an unconditional stimulus that naturally triggers an unconditioned response. Over time, this neutral stimulus alone starts to trigger what is called a conditioned response. Out of the provided options, Option 2: Warning Signal → Painful/Unpleasant Event → Fear → Escape Behavior is the correct sequence representing classical conditioning.

In this scenario, the 'Warning Signal' acts as a conditioned stimulus (CS), which is paired with the 'Painful/Unpleasant Event', an unconditioned stimulus (UCS). As a result, 'Fear' is the conditioned response (CR) because it has been learned, and the 'Escape Behavior' becomes an extension of this learned fear response.