behavourism-classical conditioning Flashcards
who created the theory of classical conditioning
ivan pavlov
what is classical conditioning
learning by association
what animal did he use in his experiment
dogs
what did the experiment consist of
the unconditional stimulus ( the food) was paired with the neutral stimulus ( the bell ) and overtime the dog developed a temporal association between the sound of the bell and the food causing salivation when hearing the bell , prior to seeing or smelling food.
what did his experiment show
shows how a neutral stimulus ( bell ) can become a conditioned stimulus through association with a unconditional stimulus.
what response does a UCS produce
UCR
what response does a NS produce
none
the NS and the UCS are…
paired together
the NS becomes a CS due to association with the UCS which results in…
CR
