PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Classical Conditioning, Sensory Deprivation, Hypnosis

• School: Tunxis Community College
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 111
• Professor: O'brien

Document Summary

Hypnosis is a trance-like state of consciousness, usually induced by a procedure known as hypnotic induction, which consists of heightened suggestibility, deep relaxation, and intense focus. Sensory deprivation is the intentional reduction of stimuli affecting one or more of the five senses, with the possibility of resulting changes in consciousness. Learning is the relatively permanent change in knowledge or behavior that is the result of experience. Conditioning is the ability to connect stimuli (the changes that occur in the environment) with responses (behaviors or other actions). Extinction refers to the reduction in responding that occurs when the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus. Spontaneous recovery is the increase in responding to the conditioned stimulus following a pause after extinction. Generalization is the tendency to respond to stimuli that resemble the original conditioned stimulus. Discrimination is the tendency to respond differently to stimuli that are similar but not identical.