PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Classical Conditioning, Doberman Pinscher, Drug Withdrawal
28 Nov 2016
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We experience more than one type of learning . Contingent relationship: when one stimulus reliably predicts the presentation of another. The learning of a contingency between a particular signal and a later event that are paired in time and/or space. Salivating when seeing food is an example of classical conditioning. Elk learning contingent relationship for when a cheetah is nearby. Unconditional stimulus (us): unconditionally, or automatically, triggers a response in the absence of any learning. E. g. a slice of lemon in your mouth will naturally trigger a response. The response that occurs after the unconditioned stimulus. Conditional stimulus (cs): a previously neutral stimulus that becomes associated with an unconditional stimulus to eventually trigger a response on its own. Paired with the unconditioned stimulus to produce a learned contingency. E. g. the sight of a lemon becomes a cs after being paired with the us of the lemon in your mouth.
