Psychology: Unit 3: lesson 1: Pavlov and Classical Conditioning
Josiah's brother, Ian always forgets to turn down the volume on the TV before turning it off, leading to an extremely loud audio playing when its nexted turned on. As a result, Josiah now jumps in surprise everytime he hears the click of a button
CS (clicking of button) ---> US (loud audio) ---> UR (startled jump)
unconditioned response
In classical conditioning, an autonomic (involuntary) response to a stimulus
acquisition
In classical conditioning, the process of learning to associate a conditional stimulus with an unconditional stimulus
Russian Psychologist ______ developed the principles of classical conditioning by studying the effects of stimuli on dogs
Ivan Pavlov
Generalization
a consistent response to similar stimuli
learning
an enduring change in behavior that occurs with experience
Andrea's learned ability to use smell, sight and taste to separate good vegetables from bad is an example of _______.
discrimination
A young child who fears all dogs because he was once attacked by an aggressive German shepherd is experiencing ______.
generalization
neutral stimulus
in classical conditioning, a stimulus that typically does not elicit an unconditioned response
unconditioned stimulus
in classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and automatically—triggers a response A stimulus that elicits a predictable response without training
conditioned stimulus
in classical conditioning, an originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response
conditioned response
in classical conditioning, the response learned by pairing a conditioned stimulus and an unconditional stimulus
3 facts about classical conditioning
it examines how stimuli in the environment influence behavior A neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned response to create a conditioned stimulus that elicits a conditioned response It's a behaviorist theory
extinction
the diminishing of a conditioned response in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus
discrimination (classical conditioning)
the process of learning to respond to certain stimuli and not others
spontaneous recovery
the reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response
