Classical Conditioning

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What is classical conditioning?
A method of conditioning where an organism learns to associate a natural stimulus and a learned, neutral stimulus.
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Who is associated with the famous dog experiment demonstrating classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov.
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What is an unconditioned stimulus?

A naturally occurring thing (e.g. food).

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What is a neutral stimulus?

It is something presented before or during exposure to an unconditioned stimulus to create a conditioned stimulus (e.g. a bell being rung while food is delivered).
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What is an unconditioned response?

A reaction to the unconditioned stimulus (e.g. salivating at the sight of food)

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What is a conditioned response?
A reaction to the neutral stimulus due to its association with an unconditioned stimulus (e.g. salivating when a bell is rung).
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What can emotional conditioning do?
It can generalize to other similar objects.
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When is conditioning naturally unlearned?

When the neutral stimulus is no longer shown with the natural stimulus.
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Who conducted experiments using children with phobias to see if fear could be unlearned?
Mary Cover Jones.
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How can fear be unlearned?
Through classical conditioning.