Classical Conditioning Flashcards
Acquisition
contingency between CS and US is learned
Extinction
loss of the CR when the CS no longer predicts the US
Stimulus Generalization
stimuli similar to the CS will also elicit a CR
Stimulus Discrimination
restricts range of conditional stimuli that elicit a response
CS+
presence of biological stimulus
CS-
absence of biological stimulus
Implosive Therapy
individual with particular phobia is encouraged to confront the CS that evokes their anxiety
Systematic Desensitization
gradual exposure to the feared stimulus
Classical Conditioning
- learning of a contingency between a particular signal and a later event that are paired in time/space (involuntary)
Pavlov
- reflective responses associate with cues
- studied stages of digestion (salivation response)
Contingent Relationship
presentation of one stimulus reliably leads to the presentation of another
Drugs and Conditioning
- conditional stimuli in the environment become paired with the drug effects
- therefore, a contingency is learned (explains withdrawal)
Homeostasis
- physiological regulation
- study of homeostatic regulation is classical conditioning; compensatory responses maintain homeostasis
Higher Order Conditioning
established CS is now paired with a new stimulus, allowing the new stimulus to become another CS capable of eliciting a CR (weaker than original)
Excitatory Conditioning
CS comes to predict the occurrence of the US
Inhibitory Conditioning
learning based on the anticipation of the absence of a biological event
Contiguity
the sequential occurrence or proximity of stimulus and response, causing their association in the mind
Reacquisition
re-emergence of a previously extinguished conditioned response
Habituation
diminishing of a physiological or emotional response to a frequently repeated stimulus
Sensitization
repeated administration of a stimulus results in the progressive amplification of a response
Orienting Response
automatic shift of attention toward a stimulus or event
Associative Learning
How two or more pieces of information are related
classical and operant
Non-associative Learning
Information about one external stimulus
Habituation and sensitization
