Classical Conditioning Flashcards
conditional reflex
a conditional action done upon training
ex: metronome sound was singled prior to giving food for a dog, soon the metronome sound alone owl allow the dog to salivate before the food arrived
contingent relationship
the presentation of a stimulus reliably leads to the presentation of another
classical conditioning
the learning of a contingency between a particular signal and a later event that are paired in time and/or space
unconditional stimulus (US)
it unconditionally and automatically triggers a response in the absence of any learning
unconditioned response (UR)
the response that occurs after the unconditioned stimulus, it naturally occurs prior to any learning
conditional stimulus (CS)
a previously neutral stimulus that becomes associated with an unconditional stimulus to eventually trigger a response on its own
conditioned response (CR)
the response that occurs once the contingency between the CS and the US has been learned
acquisition
the process by which a contingency between a CS and US is learned
extinction
the loss of the CR when the CS no longer predicts the US
spontaneous recovery
the sudden recovery of a conditional response following a rest period after extinction
stimulus generalization
the process by which stimuli similar to the CS will also elicit a CR
it provide efficiency and flexibility
stimulus discrimination
restricts the range of conditional stimuli that can elicit a response
CS+
predicts the presence of the US
CS-
predicts the absence of the US
phobia
an exaggerated, intense and persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things or people
