PsychSim 5: CLASSICAL CONDITIONING Name: Section: Date: This activity provides a review of Pavlov’s famous experiment on the salivary response in dogs‚ as well as the basic processes of classical conditioning: acquisition‚ generalization‚ discrimination training‚ and extinction. Salivary Response • In Pavlov’s famous experiment‚ what did he call the… o unconditioned stimulus (UCS)? Meat powder (a stimulus that is natural or automatic). o unconditioned response (UCR)? Saliva flow (an unlearned
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‘Classical conditioning provides us with a way to learn cause and effect relations between environmental events’ (Martin‚ Carlson and Buskist‚ 2010‚ pg 259). Classical conditioning is learning by association and is the main way in which we develop phobias. The main type being specific phobias which are generally influenced by genetics or a traumatic childhood event. There are three basic principles off classical conditioning which are important to be aware of when researching the development of phobias:
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Classical conditioning is an association between two stimuli; It is what proceeds the response. The two stimuli in my experiment was the ringing of the bell and the on and off of the light switch performed in a dark room. During my experiment I rang the bell and then immediately turned off the lights. I remained in the dark for fifteen seconds then turned the light back on. I left the light on for fifteen seconds‚ and would monitor my pupils in the mirror then ring the bell and would simultaneously
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Operant conditioning can be used in the work place to help modify behavior of employees through a negative or a positive experience following their actions (___). There are a number of ways to take care of undesirable behaviors as well as enforce good behavior in the workplace. Management can use reinforcement‚ punishment‚ and extinction to try to mold their employees into performing better and being better workers all around (_____). Studies have shown that people work better and learn better
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The Little Albert Experiment was one of the most well known fear conditioning experiments. John B Watson showed that not only can humans be classically conditioned‚ but also furthered Pavlov’s research by show that emotions can be classically conditioned. Watson exposed a nine-month-old baby to various white stimuli such as: rats‚ rabbits‚ monkeys‚ etc. He observed that the child showed no fear towards the stimuli‚ but then whenever the child was exposed to the white stimuli followed by a loud noise
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Psychology 202 (Introduction to Psychology II) Professor: Dr. Ronald Boykin‚ Instructor Gregory McBride-Bey‚ Student # 3779800 Operant Conditioning I am experiencing an Operant Condition of learning in how to become a Rehabilitation Specialist for consumers who have mental health disabilities and Co-occurring disorders. I am tasked with developing new ways of of thinking‚ and using skills
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Green Light Go‚ Red Light Stop Classical conditioning shapes many of society’s common‚ everyday tasks. Whether we know it or not‚ many actions we do numerous times a day are a direct result of classical conditioning. To better understand why we act the way we do in society‚ classical conditioning must be defined and described. Classical conditioning is defined as: a process by which a previously neutral stimulus acquires the capacity to elicit a response through association with a stimulus
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After learning two types of conditioning‚ namely: classical conditioning and operant conditioning‚ I felt really interested in getting to know both concept better by relating to my daily life habits. Now‚ I will describe a classical conditioning closely related to a type of Vietnamese tradition which most of Vietnamese people once experienced during their babyhood. In the past‚ every Vietnamese woman could sing a lullaby song for their babies in order to make them easily fall asleep. However‚ the
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OPERANT CONDITIONING ELEMENTS -the likelihood that a behavior will occur is increased by reward (i.e.‚ REINFORCEMENT) and decreased by PUNISHMENT. PUNISHMENT - introduction of an aversive stimulus aimed at reducing the rate of an unwanted behavior. RE-INFORCEMENT - any event contingent upon the response of the organism that alters the likelihood of the response. - rewarded response are always strengthened but - punished responses do not always diminish POSITIVE RE-INFORCEMENT -any event
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Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born in Málaga‚ Spain on October 25‚ 1881 and lived until April 8‚ 1973. He was raised by his mother and father along with his two sisters. Even at a young age‚ Picasso’s artwork showed great potential. Enough to surprise and excite his father. “From the age of seven‚ Picasso received formal artistic training from his father in figure drawing and oil painting” (“Pablo Picasso Biography). Picasso’s father was an artist as well as a professor at the School of Crafts‚ where Picasso
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