Classical Conditioning In Ducky Tie And How I Met Your Mother

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Classical Conditioning plays an important role in the way humans behave. Psychologist utilize stimulus and response in order to evoke a particular behavior in humans. For example, in the episode “Ducky Tie” in the popular television show, How I Met Your Mother, Barney uses classical conditioning overtime to eventually trick Marshall. At first, Barney appeals to a simple sound stimulus to generate a desire for Marshall to want to go to a particular restaurant. Therefore, whenever Marshall says the restaurant name “Shinjitsu,” Barney sneezes. Overtime, Barney continues to sneeze to create a conditioned response and to want Shinjitsu. Barney’s motive becomes prevalent when he finally decides to use classical conditioning to deceive Marshall. Classical

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