Exam 2: Ivan Pavlov

Ivan Pavlov

Classical conditioning theory

Pavlov case study focused on

CONDITIONING TECHNIQUES

he did a study with a dog

Pavlov case study description

- pavlov surgically exposed the salivary glands of a dog

so that he could measure saliva secretions by placing the dog in a harness like apparatus

- each time food powder was inserted in a dogs mouth, the dog began to salivate

Unconditioned stimulus

the food powder

unconditioned response

food salivation

conditioned response

bell salivation

conditioned stimulus

the bell

the conditioned stimulus response (CSR)

the case study

pavlov was also impacted by

confounding variables

meaning: every time he would enter the room the dog would salivate

did the dog continue to salivate for the rest of its life?

NO pavlov was able to eliminate the conditioned stimulus response connection

pavlovs dog

after a consecutive number of trials (placing the food powder in the dogs mouth causing the dog to salivate), pavlov would sound a bell at the same time that he inserted the food powder in the dogs mouth

when the food powder and the bell were presented at the same time, pavlov could actually withhold the food powder but presented the bell alone, the dog would salivate.