Classical Conditioning

Question 1

classical conditioning

Answer 1

unconscious/automatic learning

Question 2

associative learning

Answer 2

learning that certain events occur together

Question 3

ivan pavlov

Answer 3

studied classical conditioning, used dogs in experiments

Question 4

unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

Answer 4

automatically triggers some type of response

ex: loud noise makes u jump, stubbing toe -> wincing

Question 5

unconditioned response (UR)

Answer 5

automatically triggered by exposure to unconditioned stimulus

ex: loud noise makes u jump, stubbing toe -> wincing

Question 6

neutral stimulus

Answer 6

stimulus elicits no response before conditioning
* ringing bell before introducing meat -> no response bc not associated with meat yet

Question 7

pairing neural stimulus with unconditioned stimulus

Answer 7

neural stimulus can elicit the same response as unconditioned stimulus, becomes associated

Question 8

conditioned stimulus (CS)

Answer 8

a neural stimulus paired with unconditioned stimulus that now triggers automatic response -> association
* dog learns to associate bell with meat -> bell = conditioned stimulus

Question 9

conditioned response (CR)

Answer 9

learned, automatic response to once neural but now conditioned stimulus
* bell gets associated with meat, dog’s mouth will water just by sound of bell

Question 10

extinction

Answer 10

diminishing of conditioned response, when a unconditioned stimulus doesn’t follow a conditioned stimulus
* ringing bell without meat will eventually cause the dog’s mouth to not water

Question 11

spontaneous recovery

Answer 11

reappearance of weakened conditioned response after a rest period
* ringing the bell after a little while of not ringing it will cause the dog’s mouth to start watering again

Question 12

generalization

Answer 12

stimulu similar to conditioned stimulus elicits similar responses
* dog conditioned to sound of one tone also responsed to new and different tones

Question 13

discrimination

Answer 13

ability to distinguish between conditioned stimulus and similar stimuli that aren’t associated with unconditioned stimulus
* dogs learned to respond to a sound of a specific tone and not other ones