PSYC 2000 Chapter : Psych Chapter 5 Outline
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Learning is any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practice. Food was their natural stimulus, which caused salivation as a response, or natural reflex (an unlearned, involuntary response that is not under control) Key terms for classical conditioning: pavlov"s experiment: unconditioned stimulus (ucs): the original/naturally occurring stimulus. In the experiment, food was the ucs: unconditioned response (ucr): the automatic/involuntary response to the ucs. In the experiment, salivation to the food was the ucr: conditioned stimulus (cs): In the experiment, salivation was the cr; not as strong as the salivation of the ucr. In classical conditioning, learning an involuntary behavior depends on what comes before the response, while in operant conditioning, learning depends on what happens after the response. Extinction: when the cs is repeatedly presented in the absence of the of the ucs and the cr dies out .
