classical conditioning Flashcards
what type of memory is classical conditioning ?
implicit memory
what is classical conditioning ?
two stimuli are paired to create a learned association and a learned response
who invented classical conditioning ?
ivan pavlov
what is the neutral stimulus in pavlov’s experiment ?
bell
what is the unconditioned stimulus in pavlov’s experiment ?
food
what is the unconditioned response in pavlov’s experiment ?
salivation
what becomes the conditioned stimulus in pavlov’s experiment ?
bell
what becomes the conditioned response in pavlov’s experiment ?
salivation
what is another know experiment for classical conditioning ?
rabbit eye blink, sound and air to blink, turns into sound and blinking
what brain region is important for classical conditioning ?
lateral interpositus nucleus in the cerebellum
what brain region affects fear conditioning ?
amygdala
when there was damage to the amygdala what happened ?
absence of fear conditioning
what was an unethical experiment that tested fear conditioning ? what was he conditioned to fear ?
little albert, conditioned to fear fuzzy things
what is taste aversion ?
form of classical conditioning where a learned aversion of food occurs after getting sick
what happens during extinction ?
the conditioned response (salivation) goes away after experiencing the conditioned stimulus (bell) without the unconditioned stimulus (food)
