Classical Conditioning Flashcards
What is CC
Learning via association
What is a UCS
A naturally occurring stimulus that elicits an unlearned response
What is a UCR
A response that occurs naturally without any form of learning
What is a NS
An environmental stimulus that draws attention
What is a CS
A stimulus that has been paired/associated with an unconditioned stimulus so that it now produces a learned response
What is a CR
A behaviour that is shown in response to a learned stimulus
Who founded the idea of CC
Pavlov
What is extinction
Where a previously learned behaviour disappears and the CR is no longer shown
What is spontaneous recovery
Reappearance of a conditioned response that had been extinguished
Stimulus generalisation
The tendency for the CR to appear in response to more than just the original CS
Pavlov 1927
Pavlov knew that that the UCS of food -> UCR salivation
So he found a NS such as a metronome and paired the UCS with the NS
The dogs learned to associate the sound of the metronome with food and so began to salivate at just the sound of the metronome
+ of classic conditioning
Behaviourism - so highly testable
Supporting evidence that is scientific
- of classic conditioning
Supporting evidence based on animals, hard to generalise to humans
However, w&r (1920)
Also not in natural environment may not behave naturally, lack ecological validity
