classical conditioning terms Flashcards
neutral stimulus
a stimulus that is not learned
unconditioned stimulus
a stimulus that is not learned
unconditioned response
a response that is not learned
conditioned stimulus
stimulus that is learned
conditioned response
response that is learned
passive learning
the learner is passive and automatically responds to the conditioned stimulus.
associated learning
learning about the relationship between two seperate stimuli that weren’t paired together in the past previously.
acquisition
the response that is first established
role of the learner
associate the NS with a stimulus that naturally produces a behaviour -passive learning.
timing of stimulus and response
NS comes before UCS
must happen 0.5 seconds apart for most effective outcome
nature of response - reflexive/involuntary
the response to the stimuli is involuntary or free from conscious control
contiguity
timing of stimulus and response
order of timing
anticipatory behaviour
behaviour that is dependent on expectations about future states
extinguishing the response
repeatedly present the NS without the UCS that it is associated with
no response to CS