Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Relaxation Technique, Little Albert Experiment, Classical Conditioning
1 Dec 2018
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Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Relaxation Technique, Little Albert Experiment, Classical Conditioning
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Ucs (loud noise) + cs (rat) --> ucr (fear) Cs (rate) without ucs (loud noise) --> ucr (fear) intially. Cs (rat) without ucs (loud noise) --> no response eventually. Expose the phobic patient to the feared stimulus (cs) without any (ucs) allowing extinction to occur. Gradually increase exposure to feared stimulus while engaging in relaxation techniques. Complete exposure to feared stimulus and eventually habituation occurs a. Aversive conditioning: pairing an aversive (negatice stimulus) with an undesired behaviour a. Pairing an aversive (negative) stimulus with an undesired behaviour. Overtime rubber pants cause revulsion (nausea) rather than arousal. Can classical conditioning make us sick and healthy again. Chemotherapy used to treat cancer patients causes nausea and vomiting after treatment. 20-50% become nauseated and vomit minutes to hours before chemo. Ucs (sickness caused by treatment) + cs (treatment room or iv needles) --> cr (nausea) So, pair cs with relaxation and pleasant images. Experimental group: given sweet sherbet with norepinephrine (immune stimulant)
