Classical Conditioning And Unconditioning

This is something that causes a response. Classical conditioning is a response created or caused by a stimulus that isn’t capable of causing that bodily response in the first place, for example, the ringing of the lunch bell at school. The bell itself does not elicit the feeling of hunger in a child, but the ringing of the lunch bell repeatedly over a course of time can elicit a feeling of hunger in a child. There is also an unconditioned response, for example; a child gets stung by a nettle and feels pain therefore will immediately remove their finger. This is an unconditioned response. The child will now have a conditioned response as when they see a nettle they will link the connection of the nettle and pain so will now know not to