Behaviourism: Classical conditioning Flashcards

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Classical conditioning

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Learning through association

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Process of Classical Conditioning

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Before: UCS–> UCR
NS –> no response
During: NS+UCS –> UCR
After: CS –> CR

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Neutral Stimulus (NS)

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Something in the environment which doesn’t initially cause a response

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Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

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Anything that naturally has power to produce a response in a human or animal

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Unconditioned Response (UCR)

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Natural reflex response to a UCS

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Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

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NS becomes the CS when it acquires the ability to produce a specific response in the human or animal.

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Conditioned Response( CR)

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A learnt response to something that doesn’t naturally have power to produce a response in human or animal.

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Stimulus generalisation

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When stimuli similar to CS produce the CR (phobias)

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Stimulus Discrimination

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CR is only produced in response to the CS and NOT to similar stimuli .

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Extinction

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When CR declines and disappears because the CS is repeatedly presented in the absence of the UCS.

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