PSYCH 1F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: German Shepherd
12 Sep 2020
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Classical condi oning allows us to associate two related events. The learning of a con ngency between a par cular signal and a later event that are paired in me or/and space. Uncondi onal s mulus (us) uncondi onally and automa cally triggers a response in the absence of any learning. Food in a dogs mouth or a lemon in your mouth. Uncondi oned response (ur) the response that occurs a er the uncondi oned s mulus. When a us occurs a ur always follows without the need for training. The response is o en a biologically programed response. Condi onal s mulus (cs) previously neutral s mulus that becomes associated with an uncondi oned s mulus, to eventually trigger a response on it"s own. Example: paired cs sound of a bell with a us of the food in the dogs mouth. Takes several trials of training before the cs alone can trigger a response.
