PS102 Lecture Notes - Operant Conditioning, Classical Conditioning, Physical Abuse
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Classical conditioning: learning whereby a stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response previously evoked by another stimulus: first noticed by pavlov and his dogs, learning by associating 2 things (or more , examples. Television eat these are learned associations. Unconditioned stimulus (ucs): a stimulus that evokes an unconditioned response without previous conditioning: a natural reflex, naturally causes something else. Unconditioned response (ucr): an unlearned to a ucs that occurs without previous conditioning: this is a reflex, dogs going on walks (stimulus) excitement (response) Pair a neutral stimulus with unconditioned stimulus several trials: ex. Leash + walk excitement: tv + hunger eat, brian"s house + puppy fear. Conditioned stimulus (cs): a previously neutral stimulus that becomes able to evoke a conditioned response: ns cs and ucr cr because of the pairing. Conditioned response (cr): a learned reaction to the cs. Phobias: ns (mouse) + ucs (bell) fear. Advertising: popular song (usc) positive emotion ( ucr, + product.
