vocab 6 Flashcards
ivan pavlov
russian physiologist, pavlov’s dogs
reflex
unlearned, involuntary response to a stimulus
classical conditioning
learning to elicit a reflex response to another stimulus other than the natural stimulus (reflex)
unconditioned stimulus
original, naturally occurring response to the conditioned response
unconditioned response
involuntary response to the unconditioned stimulus
neutral stimulus
stimulus with no effect
conditioned stimulus
previously neutral stimulus that creates an involuntary response
conditioned response
response to the conditioned stimulus
stimulus generalization
tendency to react or respond to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus
stimulus discrimination
the ability to detect or tell the difference between a fake conditioned response and the real conditioned response
extinction
conditioned response dying out
spontaneous recovery
conditioned response briefly reappears when original conditioned stimulus
higher-order conditioning
a conditioned stimulus creates a second conditioned response
john watson
little albert experiment
baby albert
baby who was classically conditioned to fear a white rat