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Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following terms with their definitions:
UCS: food = The object or event that originally produces the natural response. UCR: salvation = A behavior that occurs naturally due to a given stimulus. NS: bell = A new stimulus that doesn't produce a response. CS: bell = Neutral stimulus that, through repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to elicit a conditioned response. CR: salvation = An automatic response to the conditioned stimulus.
What is classical conditioning?
What is classical conditioning?
A type of learning in which an organism comes to associate stimuli.
What does Little Albert's experiment demonstrate?
What does Little Albert's experiment demonstrate?
What is a neutral stimulus?
What is a neutral stimulus?
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What is an unconditioned stimulus?
What is an unconditioned stimulus?
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What is an unconditioned response?
What is an unconditioned response?
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What is a conditioned response?
What is a conditioned response?
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What is a conditioned stimulus?
What is a conditioned stimulus?
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Describe the scenario involving a shot at the doctor's office.
Describe the scenario involving a shot at the doctor's office.
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Study Notes
Classical Conditioning Overview
- Classical conditioning is a learning process involving the association between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus.
- This type of learning is also known as Pavlovian or respondent conditioning.
Key Components of Classical Conditioning
- Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS): A stimulus that naturally produces a response without prior learning (e.g., food).
- Unconditioned Response (UCR): The natural reaction to the unconditioned stimulus (e.g., salivation).
- Neutral Stimulus (NS): A stimulus that initially does not elicit any response (e.g., bell).
- Conditioned Stimulus (CS): The neutral stimulus that, after association with the UCS, begins to elicit a response (e.g., bell).
- Conditioned Response (CR): The learned reaction to the conditioned stimulus (e.g., salivation in response to the bell).
Pavlov's Experiment with Dogs
- In Pavlov's experiment, dogs learned to salivate at the sound of a bell after it was repeatedly paired with the presentation of food.
Little Albert Experiment
- In the Little Albert experiment:
- UCS: Hammer noise used to scare the child.
- UCR: Crying due to fear.
- NS: A rat, initially a neutral stimulus.
- CS: The rat became a conditioned stimulus after being associated with the hammer noise.
- CR: Crying in response to the rat.
Real-Life Example of Classical Conditioning
- A child's experience at the doctor’s office:
- UCS: Shot received during a visit.
- UCR: Crying due to the shot.
- NS: The doctor’s office initially does not elicit a fear response.
- CS: The doctor's office becomes a conditioned stimulus due to the association with painful shots.
- CR: The child begins to cry upon just entering the doctor’s office, anticipating the shot.
Summary of Definitions
- Neutral Stimulus: Stimulus that does not produce a response before conditioning.
- Unconditioned Stimulus: Event that generates a natural response without conditioning.
- Unconditioned Response: Innate reaction resulting from an unconditioned stimulus.
- Conditioned Response: Learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus.
- Conditioned Stimulus: Originally neutral stimulus that elicits a response after conditioning.
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