Questions and Answers
What is acquisition in classical conditioning?
The initial stage when a neutral stimulus is linked with an unconditioned stimulus to trigger a conditioned response.
What does higher-order conditioning entail?
It involves pairing a conditioned stimulus with a new neutral stimulus to create a second conditioned stimulus.
What is extinction in classical conditioning?
The diminishing of a conditioned response when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow a conditioned stimulus.
What is spontaneous recovery?
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What is generalization in classical conditioning?
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What does discrimination refer to in classical conditioning?
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Study Notes
Classical Conditioning Processes
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Acquisition: Initial stage where a neutral stimulus is linked with an unconditioned stimulus, triggering the conditioned response; in operant conditioning, this involves strengthening a reinforced response.
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Higher-order Conditioning: Involves pairing a conditioned stimulus from one conditioning experience with a new neutral stimulus, forming a second, often weaker, conditioned stimulus. For instance, if an animal learns that a tone predicts food, it may then learn that a light, which precedes the tone, alone predicts the food.
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Extinction: The process whereby a conditioned response diminishes; occurs when the unconditioned stimulus no longer follows the conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning, or when a response is no longer reinforced in operant conditioning.
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Spontaneous Recovery: Refers to the sudden reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after a period of non-exposure to the conditioned stimulus.
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Generalization: The tendency for stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus to produce similar responses after a response has been conditioned.
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Discrimination: The learned skill that enables an individual to differentiate between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus.
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