PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Electrodermal Activity, Classical Conditioning, Goose Bumps
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3 respondent (classical, pavlovian) conditioning of reflexive behaviour (part. Behavioral principles and procedures are ways of manipulating stimuli in order to influence behaviour. Principles are procedures that have a consistent effect and are so simple that they cannot be broken down into simpler procedures, while behavioural procedures are combinations of behavioural principles. Some of our behaviours, like anxious feelings to the mild shock and loud clang , seem to be reflexive, and are called respondent behaviours: which are behaviours elicited by prior stimuli and are not affected by their consequences. Behaviours elicited by prior stimuli and are not affected by their consequences. Three example would be: shivering when it is cold outside, blushing when you are embarrassed, or salivating when you see your food coming to the table. Respondent behaviours are influenced by respondent conditioning , which is based on. An unconditioned reflex: is a stimulus-response relationship in which a stimulus automatically elicits a response apart from any prior learning.
