Intro to Principals of Classical Conditioning Flashcards
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Classical conditioning explains how …
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certain stimuli acquire the capacity to automatically elicit a particular response.
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For example, classical conditioning helps us understand why …
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a person feels anxious every time he has to drive over a bridge or why someone feels happy whenever she hears a particular song.
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Classical conditioning was first described …
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over a century ago by the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov.
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Classical conditioning was subsequently used by …
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John Watson.
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How did John Watson use classical conditioning?
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to explain how humans acquire phobic reactions to objects and events.
