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Classical conditioning

Ella Middlemiss Psychology A level English 11 cards

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1Classical conditioning is a form of learning that involves...learning an association between a neutral stimulus and a reflexive response
2Classical conditioning assumes...learning is behavioural and is based on reflex behaviours that all humans and animals have
3What did Pavlov notice?dogs started to anticipate the arrival of food on hearing Pavlov's footsteps and were producing more saliva
4Who investigated digestion in dogs?Ivan Pavlov
5What do the following stand for: US UR NS CS CRUnconditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Response
Neutral Stimulus
Conditioned Stimulus
Conditioned Response
6Apply classical conditioning to pavlovBefore learning: food (US) = saliva (UR)
During learning: bell (NS) + food (US) = saliva (UR)
After learning: bell (CS) = saliva (CR)
7What occurred when the sound of the bell was repeatedly presented without the food?salivation gradually decreased
8What is this process known as?extinction
9What is spontaneous recovery?the reappearance of a conditioned response that had been extinct - can occur after a period of not being exposed to the CS.
10What is generalisation? (in relation to CC)when the dogs respond to similar sounds
11What is discrimination? (in relation to CC)when the CR is only produced to the CS and not to similar stimuli (opposite of generalisation)

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