Classical conditioning

Learning is a concept that is familiar to most of the human population and many other organisms. Many learn through association; when one thing is linked to another. Conditioning- when behavior changes because the organism links that behavior with a certain event- is a form of associative learning. Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist who was studying saliva and digestion when he discovered classical conditioning quite by accident. While conducting his experiments on saliva, Pavlov realized that he had accidently trained the dogs to associate the sounds of an apparatus to the meat powder. This relationship became what is known as classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is a form of associative learning where a relationship between stimuli is learned. This learning happens when a neutral stimulus becomes linked with a stimulus that causes an automatic response. This response is called an unconditioned response (UCR). The unconditioned response is produced by the unconditioned stimulus (UCS), which is the environmental input. In the case of Pavlov and his dogs, the UCR was the salivation, caused by the UCS which was the meat powder.…

presence of food. Therefore, he conducted an experiment in which a dog was hooked up to an apparatus that measured the dog’s salivation response. Amidst testing, he discovered that the dog would begin salivating before seeing or smelling the food. Though this was a phenomenon he stumbled upon, it also bothered Pavlov since he could no longer control the start of the dog’s salivation. By using the dog’s reaction of salivating to the presentation of the food, Pavlov established classical…

In what ways can classical conditioning principles be used to treat problem behaviours in humans? This essay seeks to present and show how the classical conditioning principles can be used and applied to treat problem behaviours in humans. First the concept of classical conditioning will be briefly defined after which the concept of learning through conditioning will be examined. The paragraph after that will concentrate on defining and presenting the core idea of behavioural therapy. After…

The study of Psychology allows many opportunities to further investigate theories which can help facilitate understanding the way the human mind works. One aspect within psychological research, we would like to propose today is the way young children learn through Classical Conditioning. “Classical conditioning is a form of learning that has a powerful effect on attitude” (Wood & Wood, 1999, p. 133). As noted by Wood & Wood (1999), “psychologists cannot observe learning directly, but must…

The whole issue of the fright and panic at the school among the children can be psychologically explained. This is because of the fact that the children are reacting to a situation that they feel threatens their lives and as such, they have to behave that way because naturally, their bodies and minds are made of systems that enable them to avoid danger in their lives. Tornado, as it is well known is a life threatening situation because the storm can sweep away people and their properties. It is…

Classical conditioning is a way we learn to associate stimuli, and further expect events (Speilman, 2014, sect. 6.2). The founder of this process is named Ivan Pavlov, which was born in 1849 and deceased 1936. Classical conditioning, for example, is when you make a beeping noise every time before you feed a dog a treat, when you repeatedly do this, the dog will associate the sound with the treat (Speilman, 2014, sect. 6.2). This means that eventually, every time it hears the beeping noise, the…

Classical Conditioning is a type of learning that pairs a stimulus that would cause a predictable reaction with a stimulus that causes a neutral reaction, in the hopes that the neutral stimulus with invoke the response of the previous stimulus. The unconditioned stimulus will cause the unconditioned response without any need to condition it. The unconditioned stimulus will always produce the unconditioned response. The neutral stimulus will have a neutral reaction. This is crucial, seeing as how…

in this research. Specifically, the definition of classical conditioning is explained falsely within the scenario, as well as facts about the term conditioning and primary reinforcers. When defining the term classical conditioning, Dr. Breal describes it as a process of learning for an individual with the help of rewards. However, instead of defining classical conditioning, the psychologist defines the term operant conditioning. In Lilienfeld’s (2014) terms, operant conditioning is…

People learn new things and ideas everyday. There are a few learning theories like classical conditioning, positive punishment, negative punishment, positive reinforcement, and negative reinforcement that show that learning something can happen different ways. We learn things whether or not we mean to, and we change according to what we’ve just learned. Classical conditioning is a type of learning that happens when we link two stimuli and expect a certain result. There are four different…

DFQ #A. Explain in your own words what is classical conditioning and operant conditioning. In changing behavior which works better, praise or punishment? Classical conditioning: Classical Conditioning is the conditioning g in which the conditioned stimulus (like a sound) is paired with the unconditioned stimulus (like a visual a person or thing) until the conditioned stimulus alone is enough to elicit the response (like fear) Ivan Pavlov, the researcher that classical conditioning is most…