Classical Learning

Learning

process by which experience or practice results in a relatively permanent change in behavior or potential behavior

Classical Conditioning

type of learning in which a response naturally elicited by one stimulus becomes to be elicited by a different formally neutral stimulus

(learning that happens to you)

What experiment did Ivan Pavlov do

Dog experiment (food and salivation)

What is an unconditioned stimulus

a stimulus that invariably causes an organism to respond in a specific way

What is an unconditioned response

a response that takes place in an organism whenever an unconditioned stimulus occurs

What is a neutral stimulus

a stimulus that does not naturally cause a response in the organism

What is pairing

presenting the organism with the neutral stimulus and then the unconditioned stimulus multiple times

What is the process of acquisition

the initial stage in classical conditioning in which an association between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus takes place

What is a conditioned stimulus

an originally neutral stimulus that is paired with an unconditioned stimulus can eventually produce the desired response in an organism when presented alone

What is a conditioned response

after conditioning, the response an organism produces when only a conditioned stimulus is presented

What is extinction

when the unconditioned stimulus does not follow the conditioned stimulus, the conditioned response begins to decrease and eventually causes extinction

What is spontaneous recovery

after a rest period, an extinguished conditioned response spontaneously recovers but if the conditioned stimulus persists alone, the conditioned response becomes extinct again

What is stimulus generalization

tendency to respond to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus

What is stimulus discrimination

the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus

What experiment did Watson do

Little Albert