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What type of stimuli are associated with defensive or appetitive reflex responses?
What type of stimuli are associated with defensive or appetitive reflex responses?
- Biologically significant stimuli (correct)
- Reinforcing stimuli
- Conditioned stimuli
- Biologically nonsignificant stimuli
What is the primary goal of associative learning?
What is the primary goal of associative learning?
- To habituate to unconditioned stimuli
- To learn causal structures of the environment (correct)
- To avoid biologically significant stimuli
- To sensitise to reinforcing stimuli
What is another term for associative learning?
What is another term for associative learning?
- Habituation
- Sensitisation
- Classical conditioning
- Conditioning (correct)
Why are conditioned learning processes conserved across species?
Why are conditioned learning processes conserved across species?
What type of learning involves learning the causal structure of the environment?
What type of learning involves learning the causal structure of the environment?
What do unconditioned stimuli naturally cause?
What do unconditioned stimuli naturally cause?
What is the significance of learning associations between environmental events?
What is the significance of learning associations between environmental events?
What type of learning is discussed in the next lecture?
What type of learning is discussed in the next lecture?
What is a classically conditioned response?
What is a classically conditioned response?
What is the type of association learned in classical conditioning?
What is the type of association learned in classical conditioning?
What is the term for the stimulus that naturally causes a reflex response?
What is the term for the stimulus that naturally causes a reflex response?
What is the process of learning an involuntary association between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus called?
What is the process of learning an involuntary association between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus called?
What was the neutral stimulus used by Pavlov in his experiment?
What was the neutral stimulus used by Pavlov in his experiment?
What did Pavlov want to see if the bell could do through repeated association with food during learning?
What did Pavlov want to see if the bell could do through repeated association with food during learning?
What is the term for the three stages described by Pavlov in the process of classical conditioning?
What is the term for the three stages described by Pavlov in the process of classical conditioning?
What is the term for the stimulus that becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response?
What is the term for the stimulus that becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response?
What is the primary focus of the learning outcomes in classical conditioning?
What is the primary focus of the learning outcomes in classical conditioning?
What is the primary subject of Pavlov's original research?
What is the primary subject of Pavlov's original research?
What is the term for the process where a conditioned response is no longer elicited after repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus?
What is the term for the process where a conditioned response is no longer elicited after repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus?
What is the term for the process where a conditioned response is elicited by a stimulus that is similar to the conditioned stimulus?
What is the term for the process where a conditioned response is elicited by a stimulus that is similar to the conditioned stimulus?
What is the term for the unconditioned response that is naturally elicited by the unconditioned stimulus?
What is the term for the unconditioned response that is naturally elicited by the unconditioned stimulus?
What is the term for the process where a previously extinguished conditioned response suddenly reappears after a period of time?
What is the term for the process where a previously extinguished conditioned response suddenly reappears after a period of time?
What is the primary goal of providing learning outcomes at the beginning of each lecture?
What is the primary goal of providing learning outcomes at the beginning of each lecture?
What is the term for the process where a conditioned response is elicited by a stimulus that is different from the conditioned stimulus?
What is the term for the process where a conditioned response is elicited by a stimulus that is different from the conditioned stimulus?
What is the term used to describe the bell before conditioning?
What is the term used to describe the bell before conditioning?
What is the relationship between the UCS and UCR?
What is the relationship between the UCS and UCR?
What is the purpose of the acquisition trials?
What is the purpose of the acquisition trials?
Why is the temporal sequencing of events important in the conditioning process?
Why is the temporal sequencing of events important in the conditioning process?
What is the term used to describe the stimulus that causes a reflex response?
What is the term used to describe the stimulus that causes a reflex response?
What is the result of the conditioning process?
What is the result of the conditioning process?
What is the characteristic of the UCS and UCR?
What is the characteristic of the UCS and UCR?
What is the purpose of presenting the NS before the UCS in the conditioning process?
What is the purpose of presenting the NS before the UCS in the conditioning process?
What is the primary topic of the quote from J.B. Watson?
What is the primary topic of the quote from J.B. Watson?
How does Watson's view on human development contrast with the prevailing views of his time?
How does Watson's view on human development contrast with the prevailing views of his time?
What is the name of the psychologist who is quoted in the passage?
What is the name of the psychologist who is quoted in the passage?
What is the main goal of Watson's experiment with the human infant?
What is the main goal of Watson's experiment with the human infant?
What is the name of the debate that Watson's view is part of?
What is the name of the debate that Watson's view is part of?
What is the significance of Pavlov's work in relation to Watson's views?
What is the significance of Pavlov's work in relation to Watson's views?
What is the implication of Watson's quote about the role of environment in shaping human behavior?
What is the implication of Watson's quote about the role of environment in shaping human behavior?
What is the main idea that Watson is trying to convey through his quote?
What is the main idea that Watson is trying to convey through his quote?
Study Notes
Classical Conditioning
- Learning predictive relationships between environmental events and biologically significant stimuli
- Involves learning associations between stimuli, and/or between stimuli and behavioral responses
- Also known as associative learning: learning associations between stimuli, and/or between stimuli and behavioral responses
Ivan Pavlov
- Russian physiologist who studied digestion using dogs
- Found unexpected outcomes of his work with dogs, leading to the study of classical conditioning
Key Concepts
- Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS): a stimulus that naturally causes a defensive or appetitive reflex response
- Unconditioned Response (UCR): a reflex response to a UCS
- Neutral Stimulus (NS): a stimulus that does not cause a reflex response on its own
- Conditioned Stimulus (CS): a neutral stimulus that becomes associated with a UCS and can cause a conditioned response
- Conditioned Response (CR): a learned reflex response to a CS
Three Phases of Classical Conditioning
- Before Conditioning: existing conditions, innate reflex responses, and neutral stimuli
- During Conditioning: association of NS with UCS, repeated over several trials
- After Conditioning: learned association between NS and UCS, resulting in a conditioned response
Example of Classical Conditioning
- Pavlov's experiment with dogs: associating the sound of a bell with food to elicit salivation
- Ollie's example: learning to associate the sound of a bell with a treat to elicit salivation
Impact of Classical Conditioning
- Influenced John Brodus Watson's work on behaviorism
- Watson's belief in the role of conditioned learning in shaping human development
- Contributed to the Nature-Nurture debate
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Understand the processes and terminology of classical conditioning, including habituation, sensitisation, stimulus generalisation, and more. Apply this knowledge to analyse new scenarios and outcomes.
