#9 u3aos2 - classical conditioning (ch5a) Flashcards
classical conditioning and operant conditioning
learning
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a process of acquiring knowledge or skills
as a result of experience
behaviourist approach
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a learning approach that states behaviours are learnt
through interactions with an individuals environment
conditioning
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the learning process by which
the behaviour of an organism
becomes dependent on an event occurring in it’s environment
what are the two behaviourist approaches
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classical conditioning
operant conditioning
stimuli
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an environmental object/event that triggers a response
response
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the reaction/behaviour triggered by a stimulus
classical conditioning
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a type of learning that occurs
through repeated association of
two different stimuli
5 elements of classical conditioning
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conditioned stimuli (CS)
conditioned response (CR)
unconditioned stimuli (UCS)
unconditioned response (UCR)
neutral stimuli (NS)
what does the term association refer to in reference to classical conditioning
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the pairing + linking of
two stimuli
in classical conditioning:
- neutral stimuli (NS) to unconditioned stimuli (UCS)
when does learning occur in classical conditioning
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learning occurs in the 2nd stage (during conditioning)
when the neutral stimuli becomes the conditioned stimuli (produces conditioned response)
what type of response is classical conditioning
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an involuntary response which could be either:
- learned reflex (salivation, blinking)
- emotional response (fear, sadness)
how does a conditioned response form?
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by continuously presenting the neutral stimuli before the unconditioned stimuli
unconditioned stimuli (UCS)
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any stimuli that consistently provides a particular,
naturally occuring,
autonatic response
unconditioned response (UCR)
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an automatic response that occurs
when the UCS is present.
reponse occurs without the need of learning
neutral stimuli (NS)
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a stimuli that does not produce a relevant response
once the response is conditioned , the NS becomes the CS (conditioned stimuli)
conditioned sitmuli (CS)
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stimulus that is neutral at the start of the process
but through repeated pairings with the UCS it will
trigger a very similar response to that caused by the UCS
conditioned response (CR)
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a learned response
that is produced by the CS
it is very similar to the response produced by the UCS
but is triggered by the CS alone
three phases of classical conditioning
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before learning
during learning (acquisition)
after learning
before conditioning
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the first stage of classical conditioning
where no learning has occurred
what happens before conditioning in terms of UCS, UCR and NS
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UCS produces an UCR
NS produces no response
during conditioning (acquisition)
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the second stage of classical conditioning
where learning occurs through acquisition
acquisition
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where the NS (neutral stimuli) is repeatedly presented
**just prior* to the UCS to trigger an UCR
after conditioning
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the final stage of classical conditioning
where the UCR turns into a CR
