INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL CONDITIONINGPavlovProcess of Classical conditioning ExamplesAcquisition & ExtinctionImportance of & Critiques of Classical ConditioningStart Operant Conditioning

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LOOKING AHEAD TO FRIDAY Finish Operant Conditioning

Logistics Talk about Paper 1 Go over Exam 1 Clicker Roll call

LEARNING Behaviorism Classical conditioning

Type of associative learning Organisms associate events

PAVLOV’S FINDINGS

PAVLOV’S FINDINGS

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING BASICS Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

Naturally Triggers Response Unconditioned Response (UCR)

Naturally Occurring Response Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

Irrelevant Stimulus; Repeated paired with UCS Conditioned Response (CR)

Learned Response

PAVLOV’S FINDINGS

BUT JUST FOR DOGS, RIGHT?

CS alone No response

BUT JUST FOR DOGS, RIGHT?

CS alone No response

UCS UCR

BUT JUST FOR DOGS, RIGHT?

CS + UCS UCR

BUT JUST FOR DOGS, RIGHT?

CS + UCS UCR

CS CR

ANOTHER CLASSICAL CONDITIONING EXAMPLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

3kch8ToePPY

IN THIS CLIP, THE UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS WASA. The computer beepB. Eating the AltoidC. Salivation/Fresh breathD. Asking for a mintE. None of the above

IN THIS CLIP, THE CONDITIONED STIMULUS WASA. The computer beepB. Eating the AltoidC. Salivation/fresh breathD. Asking for a mintE. None of the above

LET’S COMPARE PAVLOV AND JIM…Pavlov The Office

UCS Meat Powder Breath MintCS Tone Computer BeepUCR Salivation Salivation (+ minty

fresh)CR Salivation Salivation (-minty

fresh)

BREAKING IT DOWN Computer beep no response Eating breath mint salivation (fresh breath) Eating breath mint + beep salivation Eating breath mint + beep salivation Eating breath mint + beep salivation ……..

Computer beep salivation

ONE LAST CC EXAMPLE

CLICKER QUESTION As a child, you were playing in the yard one

day when a neighbor’s cat wandered over. Your mother screamed and brought you inside. Her behavior caused you to cry. You now have a fear of cats. The unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is

A. Your mother’s behavior.B. Your crying.C. The cat.D. Your fear of cats today.

ACQUISITION AND EXTINCTION Acquisition

Initial learning and timing Extinction

Only CS is presented Spontaneous Recovery

IMPORTANCE OF CC Learning enables animals to become

responsive to adapt to their environments

Other Examples Taste aversion Emotions Immune System

Video

LIMITS OF CC Apply to physiological responses Mechanical explanation

QUESTIONS?