PSYC1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Classical Conditioning, Observational Learning, Operant Conditioning
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Associations pavlovs discovery ivan pavlovs experiment was the first demonstration of classical conditioning. In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus is paired with a stimulus that elicits a reflex or other response until the formerly neutral stimulus alone elicits a similar response. The neutral stimulus that is paired with the ucs is the conditioned stimulus, and the learned response to the conditioned stimulus is the conditioned response. Spontaneous recoverythe cs will continue to elicit a cr only if the ucs continues to appear at least some of the time. The learned relationship between the cs and the ucs isn"t completely forgotten, as is demonstrated by reconditioning and spontaneous recovery. Stimulus discrimination is a complementary process through which organisms learn to differentiate between stimuli that are similar but not identical to the cs. Signaling of significant eventsin classical conditioning, the cs acts as a signal that the ucs is about to appear.
