Pavlov and Classical Conditioning

What is classical conditioning?

Classical conditioning is learning by association

What is the unconditioned stimulus?

The unconditioned stimulus is a natural experience that causes a reflex response.

What is the unconditioned response?

The unconditioned response is the natural, reflex response to this unconditioned stimulus

What is a neutral stimulus?

A neutral stimulus is an experience that does not cause a natural, reflex response

What happens when a neutral stimulus is consistently paired with an unconditioned stimulus?

When a neutral stimulus is consistently paired with an unconditioned stimulus, they become associated and will lead to the same response

What is the conditioned stimulus?

The conditioned stimulus is when, after pairing, the neutral stimulus is able to elicit the reflex response, even in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus

What is the conditioned response?

The conditioned response is when, after pairing, the natural reflex responnse can now be caused by the neutral stimulus; it has become ‘conditioned’

What were the natural pre-existing relationships in The Pavlov’s Dogs’s experiment?

What happens when the unconditioned stimulus (food) is paired with the neutral stimulus (bell)? in Pavlov’s Dogs’ experiment

What happens when the bell becomes the conditioned stimulus in The Pavlov’s Dogs’ experiment?