Classical Conditioning

learning

a relatively permanent change in knowledge or behavior resulting from experience

classical conditioning

a form of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being associated with a stimulus that already elicits that response

unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

in classical conditioning, a stimulus that automatically elicits a particular unconditoned response

unconditioned response (UCR)

in classical conditioning, an unlearned, automatic response to a particular unconditioned stimulus

conditioned stimulus (CS)

in classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus that comes to elicit a particular conditioned response after being paired with a particular unconditioned stimulus that already elicits that response

conditioned response (CR)

in classical conditioning, the learned response given to a particular conditioned stimulus

higher-order conditioning

in classical conditioning, the establishment of a conditioned response to a neutral stimulus that has been paired with an existing conditioned stimulus

stimulus generalization

in classical conditioning, giving a conditioned response to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus

stimulus discrimination

in classical conditioning, giving a conditioned response to the conditioned stimulus but not to stimuli similar to it

extinction

in classical conditioning, the gradual disappearance of the conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without being paired with the unconditioned stimulus

spontaneous recovery

in classical conditioning, the reappearance after a period of time of a conditioned response that has been subjected to extinction

conditioned taste aversion

a taste inversion induced by pairing a taste with gastrointestinal distress