Classical Conditioning Flashcards

1
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Classical Conditioning suggests that learning is through what?

A

Association

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2
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Who discovered Classical Conditioning?

A

Pavlov (1927)

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What is another way of saying ‘unconditioned’?

A

Not learned

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4
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Conditioning takes place in how many phases?

A

Three:
Before conditioning
During conditioning
After conditioning

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In the case of Pavlov and his salivating dogs, what was the UCS?

A

The unconditioned stimulus was the food (this would trigger a response (salivation) without any conditioning.

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What is a neutral stimulus?

A

Something that would not trigger a response before conditioning.

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7
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What was the neutral stimulus in Pavlov’s study?

A

Bell (this would not trigger salivation before conditioning).

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What would happen during conditioning?

A

The UCS and the NS are paired.

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After conditioning, what would produce the UCR?

A

The original Neutral Stimulus which is now a conditioned stimulus.

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10
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After conditioning, what would the conditioned stimulus trigger?

A

The conditioned response.

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11
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What is extinction?

A

When the CS no longer produces the CR because it hasn’t been paired with the UCS

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What is spontaneous recovery?

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When the extinct reponses reappear without new pairings with the UCS.

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What is stimulus generalisation?

A

The conditioned response occurs when there is a similar stimulus.

E.g. once conditioned to salivate at one chocolate wrapper, we might also salivate at the sight of other wrappers.

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