Classical conditioning
repeated association of two different stimuli
learning is passive
response is involuntary/reflective.
Three phases
Before:
Object that elicits no particular response is called Neutral stimulus (NS)
Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is and object that elicits a unlearnt response (Involuntary reaction, you have to link the sense eg/ sight of white rat, sound of white noise)
During conditioning:
Neutral stimulus (NS) is repeatedly paired with unconditioned stimulus to produce unconditioned response.
unconditioned stimuli’s is still causing reaction rather than neutral
After conditioning:
Neutral stimulus (NS) becomes conditioned stimulus. Conditioned stimulus (CS) elicits a conditioned response (CR) without presence of unconditioned stimulus (UCS).