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5.1: Classical Conditioning
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- 1classical conditioningwhere we learn to associate two or more stimuli together and anticipate a particular response
- 2unconditioned stimulusstimulus that elicits an unconditioned response
- 3unconditioned responsereflex or innate response to a stimulus
- 4neutral stimulusinitially produces no specific response
- 5conditioned stimulus- was the neutral stimulus
- produces a classically conditioned response - 6conditioned responselearned response to previously neutral stimulus
- 7acquisitionoverall process where the organism learns to associate the unconditioned stimulus and the conditioned stimulus
- 8performancewhen conditioned stimulus doesn't require unconditioned stimulus to elicit the conditioned response
- 9contiguitytime lapse between presentation of neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus
- closer contiguity = more successful conditioning
(most effective when 0.5 sec or less) - 10contingencyhow reliable the conditioned stimulus is as a signal for the unconditioned stimulus
(e.g., if CS is presented w UCS every time it is highly reliable, thus the UCS is contingent on the CS -- in organisms head) - 11extinctionoccurs when a conditioned response no longer occurs when the conditioned stimulus is presented
- occurs when CS is repeatedly paired w/o UCS - 12spontaneous recoveryoccurs when conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus are reintroduced after interval (days, weeks, etc.) and elicit the conditioned response
- 13stimulus generalisationoccurs when a stimulus similar to the conditioned stimulus elicits the conditioned response
- 14stimulus discriminationoccurs when organism doesn't response (CR) to stimuli that's similar to the conditioned stimulus
- learning is only associated w specific stimulus - 15preparednessorganisms are biologically predisposed to form associations between stimuli that threaten our survival/expose us to harm
- 16systematic desensitisationtherapeutic behaviour tool used to modify learned behaviours associated w phobias
- reduces anxiety responses through counterconditioning
- teaches person to replace anxiety w relaxation when object is present
- repeated pairing of relaxation + fear situation conditions individual to respond to situation w relaxation
1. person is taught relaxation techniques
2. person writes a hierarchy of fears list
3. person attempts list in a state of relaxation
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