PSYC 11762 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Conditioned Taste Aversion, Classical Conditioning, Habituation

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 11762
• Professor: Sharon M Sciartelli

Document Summary

1: now know ur +cr, find the thing that always causes = us, find thing now causing = cs (used to be neutral) Classical conditioning - a new trigger becoming associated with a natural (unconditoned) trigger causes an old automatic response. Cs and us must come very close together (within seconds) - timing matters. Cs (ns) and us must be paired several times (some exceptions)- number matters a stimulus similar to cs elicits cr (not trained on) Greater the similarity stronger the cr learned response disappears (follows removal of us in cc) learned response reappears without new training. Biological preparedness feelings- triggered by a conditoned stimulus (fewer of dogs, reaction to songs, smells,etc) Subset of cc often much later automatic, sudden and without warning. Can lead to phobias- irrational fear responses (real fear gets attached to non threatening trigger)