Topic 8 Flashcards
respondent behaviors are _____
elicited
- controlled by stimuli
example of reflexive response
nasal irritation = sneeze
biologically significant stimuli elicit reflexive responses that have what kind of value?
survival
what kind of research did Pavlov do?
physiology of digestion
- measured dog salivation to meat powder
what happened to the dogs in Pavlov’s research?
became psychic
- salivated when entering room or heard footsteps
how did Pavlov create more consistent stimulus?
metronome
unconditioned stimulus
antecedent stimulus that naturally elicits a reflexive response, without any learning or conditioning
- meat
unconditioned response
reflexive response naturally elicited by US
- salivation
- respondent behavior
habituation
UR magnitude diminishes if US is presented repeatedly in brief period of time
neutral stimulus
stimulus with no effect on reflexive response
- sound of metronome
conditioned stimulus
initially neutral stimulus (NS) that is paired with US
conditioned response
response elicited by conditional stimulus
- salivation with sound of metronome
- respondent behavior
respondent conditioning
Pavlovian or classical
- manipulating stimuli that elicit reflexive responses
what is conditioning??
process of associating NS with US to form CS
what is “conditional” dependent on?
learning
what is “unconditional”?
reflexive
- not dependent on learning
trace conditioning
NS presented before US
- no overlap
- clicking sound then puff of air
delay conditioning
onset of NS occurs before onset of US
- both overlap
- clicking sound presented and puff of air is presented before clicking sound has terminated