Classical Conditioning (4A) Flashcards

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What does learning mean?

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The process of acquiring knowledge, skills or behaviour through experience.

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What types of stimulus are in the ‘before conditioning’ phase?

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Neutral stimulus
Unconditioned stimulus
Unconditioned response

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What is the neutral stimulus?

Before conditioning

During conditioning

After conditioning

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It produces no significant response prior to conditioned.
For example, a bell ringing.

It is then paired with the unconditioned stimulus by showing them half a second apart.

The neutral stimulus then becomes the conditioned stimulus that produces the conditioned response.

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What is the unconditioned stimulus?

Before conditioning

During conditioning

After conditioning

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It produces a natural unconcious response.
For example a dog seeing food.

It is the paired with the neutral stimulus by showing them half a second apart.

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What is the unconditioned response?

Before conditioning

During conditioning

After conditioning

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The naturally occurring behaviour in response to a stimulus.

For example a dog salivating for the food.

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What is the conditioned response?

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The unconditioned response that occurs to the neutral stimulus that has now become the conditioned stimulus.

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