classical conditioning Flashcards
classical conditioning
learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to bring a response and it is paired with a stimulus that naturally brings a response
who is ivan pavlov?
the first person to expose classical conditioning
stimulus
a thing the subject responds to
response
an action, reaction to the stimulus
unconditioned
naturally existing
conditioned
learned, or has been taught
acquisition
extinction
when an USC does not follow a CR, CR starts to decrease and at some point goes extinct
spontaneous recovery
after a rest period an extinguished CR spontaneously recovers and if CS persists alone it becomes extinct again
stimulus generalization
tendency to respond to a stimulus similar to CS
stimulus discrimination
the learned ability to distinguish between a CS and other stimuli that do not signal US
JB Watson and Rosalie Rayner
first to apply classical conditioning to people
what happened with Little Albert?
sound of a gong (ucs) = fear (usr)
rat (ns) = no response
rat (ns) + gong (ucs) = fear (ucr)
rat (cs) = fear (cr)
conterconditioning
teaches patients to respond in a relaxed manner to the cs until the cr is extinct