Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning

the association of one stimulus with another to elicit a response

unconditioned response

Unconditioned stimulus and neutral stimulus paired together

How to get a conditioned response

Eventually, the former neutral stimulus becomes the conditioned stimulus, which on its own is enough to get the conditioned response (formerly the unconditioned response).

Unconditioned

inborn, innate

Conditioned

learned

What happens when the conditioned response becomes extinct

After a while, a conditioned response will become extinct! However, if you wait a period of time without the conditioned stimulus and then reintroduce it, the conditioned response will reoccur, albeit with less strength.

Higher order conditioning

using an old conditioned stimulus as the new unconditioned stimulus in a new session of classical conditioning

Stimulus generalization

ability to group several similar stimuli and respond to all of them

Stimulus generalization

ability to distinguish between several similar stimuli

Habituation

occurs when one gets accustomed to a stimulus, decreasing response to it