Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

1. Unconditioned Stimulus UCS

   • something that can already elicit a response

2. Unconditioned Response UCR

   • a behaviour that is already elicited by a stimulus

3. Neutral Stimulus NS

   • Something that has not been associated in the unconditioned relationship

4. Conditioned Stimulus CS

   • a new stimulus we deliver the same time we give the old stimulus

5. Conditioned Response CR

   • Behaviour elicited by the conditioned stimuls

6. Extinction

   • when the number of conditioned responses decreases or stops completely

7. spontaneous recovery

   • the reappearance of the conditioned response after a certain time period

8. stimulus discrimination

   • when the conditioned stimulus gets similar responses

9. discrimination

   • the ability to differentiate between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that have not been paired with an unconditioned stimulus

10. Pavlov 1927

    • aim to establish how 2 phenomena are linked
      • procedure using a metronome to see if he could get the required response of salivating
        • results environmental stimuli that didnt previously have a connection could be used to classically condition someone or something