PSYCH-101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Psych, Classical Conditioning
9 Sep 2020
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Process of acquiring through experience new information or behaviors. Through acquisition of mental information that guides behavior. Pavlov: studied digestive system; first russian nobel prize (1904) Classical conditioning: type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events. Neutral stimulus (ns): in classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning. Unconditioned response (ur): in classical conditioning, an unlearned, naturally occurring response (such as salivation) to an unconditioned stimulus (us) (such as food in the mouth) Unconditioned stimulus (us): in classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally naturally and automatically triggers an unconditioned response (ur) Conditioned stimulus (cs): a previously neutral stimulus that is paired with the us and as a result, triggers a conditioned response (example: bell) Conditioned response (cr): a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus, but now a conditioned stimulus (ex.
