Classical Conditioning

Question 1

Classical Conditioning

Answer 1

Learning through associating events or stimuli repeatedly happening together

Two stimuli are paired together to produce a new learned response

Question 2

Classical Conditioning 3 stages

1.food/salivation

2.A…/bell + food

3. Bell = salivate

Answer 2

1. US + UR/UCR
2. Acquisition- NS becomes a CS
3. CS=CR

1.Before conditioning= US (Unconditioned stimuli) + UR/UCR (Unconditioned response)
Food- US = Salivation- UR/UCR

2. Acquisition-where learning happens aka
   “charging the clicker” NS (Neutral Stimulus) becomes a CS (Conditioned stimulus).
   Bell (NS) paired with food (US)=
   Salivation (UR/UCR)
3. After conditioning= Bell (CS) = Salivating (CR)

Question 3

Classical Conditioning Components-
What terms/words are used to explain this learning theory? There are 5 all together and are listed using letters.

Answer 3

NS- Neutral Stimulus (Bell)
US/UCS- Unconditioned Stimulus (Food)
CS- Conditioned stimulus (Bell paired with food)
UR/URC- Unconditioned Response (Salivating)
CR- Conditioned Response (Salivating when bell rings)

Question 4

NS

Answer 4

Neutral Stimulus- not associated with a response. Means nothing to the dog. No learning has taken place yet

Clicker uncharged

Question 5

US/UCS

Answer 5

Unconditioned stimulus- automatically triggers an unconditioned response

food=salivation

Question 6

CS

Answer 6

Conditioned stimulus- something that does not mean anything to the dog at first but has been paired with an unconditioned response.

Clicker that has been “charged”
Bell that has been paired with food

Question 7

CR

Answer 7

Conditioned Response- when the CS is established and elicits the condition response.

Bell (CS) = Salivation (CR)

Question 8

UR/UCR

Answer 8

Unconditioned response- An involuntary reaction to a stimulus that happens w/o prior learning

Food (US/UCS) = salivation (UR/UCR)

Question 9

Reflexive/Natural Response

Answer 9

Involuntary response- same as UCR/UR

Food = salivation

Question 10

CER

Answer 10

Conditioned Emotional Response- an automatic reaction a dog learns to associate with a specific stimulus

Can be positive or negative and can be used to help dogs learn commands or change behaviors

i.e.
If a dog has had a negative experience with visitors, it might bark excessively when the doorbell rings

When a dog wags its tail at the sound of their leash being picked up

Question 11

Classical Counter Conditioning

Answer 11

Goal is to create a positive conditioned emotional response (+CER) to replace a previously learned response

Usually paired with desensitization
Keep dog under threshold

i.e. If afraid of cars give your dog a treat every time he sees a car

Question 12

Second-order Conditioning aka Higher Order Conditioning

Answer 12

Is a form of learning that occurs when a CS w/o being directly paired with an US

Sound of food bag CS = dog runs in CR
but if the hinge on the door squeaks every time you open it to get the food the squeaky hinge has become it’s own CS so now the dog runs in every time he hears the squeak of the hinge.