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Classical Conditioning: Underlying Processes and Practical Applications

• Underlying Processes in Classical Conditioning:
• S-S versus S-R Learning
• Stimulus-Substitution versus Preparatory-Response Theory
• Compensatory-Response Model
• Rescorla-Wagner Theory

Classical Conditioning: Underlying Processes and Practical Applications

• Practical Applications of Classical Conditioning:
• Understanding Phobias
• Treating Phobias
• Aversion Therapy for Eliminating Problem Behaviors
• Medical Applications of Classical Conditioning

Stimulus-Stimulus versus Stimulus-Response

• Stimulus-Stimulus Model:
• S-S Model of Conditioning
• Neutral stimulus becomes directly associated with the unconditioned stimulus and, because of this association, comes to elicit a response that is related to the unconditioned stimulus.
• Stimulus-Response Model:
• S-R Model of Conditioning
• Neutral stimulus becomes directly associated with the unconditioned response and therefore comes to elicit the same response as the unconditioned response.

Stimulus-Response Model

• Neutral Stimulus + Unconditioned Response =
• Neutral (Conditioned) Stimulus = Unconditioned Response
• The purpose of the unconditioned stimulus is simply to elicit the unconditioned response so that it occurs in close proximity to the neutral stimulus, thereby allowing a connection to be created between the neutral stimulus and the unconditioned response.

Stimulus-Stimulus Model

• Neutral Stimulus + Unconditioned Stimulus = Response that is related to the Unconditioned Stimulus