UNIT 4 LESSON 1 Flashcards
Classical Conditioning
the process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors
Learning
the attempt to objectively solely study behavior and learned experience; the field essentially ignored mental processes and observational learning
behaviorism
He discovered dogs can learn to associate two or more stimuli
and anticipate events
Ivan Pavlov
learning to associate two or more stimuli and anticipate events based off of only the conditioned stimulus
classical conditioning
furthered behaviorism in humans with his ‘Baby Albert’ experiments
John Watson
a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a
response
Unconditioned stimulus (US)
a natural/instinctive/unlearned response to stimuli
Unconditioned response (UR)
a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning
Neutral stimuli (NS)
a previously-neutral stimulus that has been conditioned to elicit a response
Conditioned stimulus (CS)
a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus
Conditioned response (CR)