Classical/Pavlovian Conditioning: Models Used for Pavlovian Conditioning

Eyeblink Conditioning

A type of conditioning where an animal learns to blink in response to a tone that predicts an air puff.

Example:

• CS: Tone

• US: Air puff

• UR: Blink to air puff

• CR: Blink to tone

Conditioned Fear

A model where an animal learns to associate a neutral stimulus with an aversive event, leading to fear responses.

Example:

• CS: Tone

• US: Shock

• UR: Jump to shock

• CR: Freezing in fear to tone

Autoshaping

A conditioning process in which an animal learns to associate a neutral stimulus with a reward, leading to instinctive behaviors.

• the organism learns to approach or interact with a stimulus because it has been consistently associated with a reward.

Example:

• CS: Keylight

• US: Food

• UR: Peck at food

• CR: Peck at keylight

Taste Aversion Learning

A form of conditioning where an animal learns to avoid a particular taste that has been paired with illness.

Example:

• CS: Taste

• US: LiCl solution (which induces sickness)

• UR: Feeling sick

• CR: Avoiding the taste