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Article 1
Summary:
This article reviews research findings on evaluative conditioning in order to develop a clearer picture of the phenomenon. The authors review evidence for and against people needing to be aware of conditioning for it to affect the formation of attitudes towards the unfamiliar.
Discussion Questions:
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What is the mere exposure effect? How is mere exposure effect potentially similar to evaluative conditioning?
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Can evaluative conditioning be completely explained by demand characteristics? Does evaluative conditioning result only when human participants figure out the purpose of a study and then respond so as to support the researchers’ expectations? What evidence do the authors use to draw their conclusion?
Article 2
Summary:
This article reviews the phenomenon of augmentation of conditioning during presentation of a compound stimulus. The adaptive value of such learning seems clear in the advantage that it offers in learning about potentially harmful toxins. It also leads to an interesting prediction about taste aversion learning in human cancer patients.
Discussion Questions:
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What procedure is used to produce the phenomenon of augmentation?
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Given what we know about compound stimuli in Pavlovian conditioning, why is augmentation surprising?
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The effect of nausea in response to chemotherapy in cancer patients has been mitigated by a “scapegoat” flavor. The insight into augmentation cautions us against what potential downside of the “scapegoat” flavor learning?
