Classical conditioning is defined as a neutral stimulus that comes to bring about a response after it is paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about a response. Classical conditioning is demonstrated in the clip from the show “The Office”. Classical conditioning involves the following five factors - an unconditional response, an unconditional stimulus, a neutral stimulus, a conditional stimulus and a conditional response. An unconditional stimulus is a stimulus that brings about a…
Outline and evaluate one learning approach One learning approach in psychology is the behaviourist approach. The main assumptions of behaviourism are that behaviour is a response to a stimulus and that what we do is determined by environment. Behaviourists also assume that learning processes are common to all species – meaning that there is little difference between humans and animals as well as believing that all complex behaviour is the result of learning through interaction and that people…
The hypothesis can be supported after the results obtained because the experimental groups changed their behavior toward the vinegar. This happened beacuse the neurons that encoded the water smell were activated and this new artificially produced smell replaced the one in the air. The rats trusting their sense signaling them it was water went to taste it and had a disgusting surprise realizing it was vinegar. These results suggest that the smell of water was indeed artificially induced into the…
Ivan Pavlov: Founder of Conditioned Reflexes Background On September 14, 1849, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born in Ryazan, Russia. Son of Peter Dmitrievich Pavlov and Varvara Ivanovna Uspenskaya, Ivan was the oldest of eleven siblings in his religious household. His father, Peter, was a village priest and his mother, Varvara, was a housewife. Ivan went to a church school where he studied theology until his interests pursued him to study scientific pursuit. As a young boy, his biggest…
Title: Critical Analysis of a Psychological Concept Classical conditioning, a form of behaviorism, as defined in, Exploring Psychology in Modules by David G. Myers and C. Nathan Dewall, is “a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events” (248). In other words, classical conditioning is when two stimuli are paired repeatedly (first and second) and the response (leaving the classroom) that was once given by the second stimuli (being dismissed) is…
In behavioural psychology there are two key concepts to learning behaviour; classical and operant conditioning. In order to understand how these techniques can be used, the differences need to be distinguished between them, therefore giving a better understanding of how learning can be developed and modified. Classical conditioning is a two stimuli learning process that involves one stimuli being influenced by the second. Throughout time the second stimuli is able to work alone without the…
He questioned what would happen if after conditioning, the bell (CS) occurred repeatedly without the food(US)? Would the dog still salivate(CR)? It seemed that the dog salivated less and less as time went on without the food(US). This reaction is known as Extinction. Gradually the dog stopped salivating to the sound of the bell and became extinct. Extinction weakens the CR while Acquisition strengthens it. However, when the bell was again paired with the food (US) he started to…
Part I: Applications of Classical Conditioning Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder The treatment of the dissociative identity disorder follows a consistent observance of psychological requirements. It is important to understand that therapists have the tendency to clearly understand the best practices regarding medication. Classical conditioning is one of the methods that can be used to ensure that dissociative identity disorder patients get their treatment. Dissociative…
Rosenhan, D. L. (1973). On being sane in insane places. Science, 179, 250-258. Insane or Not David Rosenhan conducted a study investigating the ability to distinguish the difference between the sane and insane in insane environments. The study involved pseudopatients who travelled to separate psychological hospitals where all but one of them were diagnosed and admitted with schizophrenia after all complaining to hear voices. Once inside, the pseudopatients acted normally and…
What is “Centrifugal Bumble Puppy”? Why is it important for games to require a complicated apparatus? Centrifugal Bumble Puppy is a game. It is played with kids circled around a chrome steel tower and a ball is thrown up so it can land on top of the tower. Then it goes down through the interior of the tower and come out through a whole and it has to be caught. The kids are taught to rely on the complex machinery and it increases the consumption of material goods and therefore to boost the…