PSYC 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bee Sting, Albert Bandura, Classical Conditioning

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: Kavita Prakash

Document Summary

A permanent change in behaviour or knowledge as a result of experience. Learning has occurred: classical conditioning, classical conditioning is defined as a basic form of learning in which one stimulus predicts the occurrence of another. Classical conditioning behaviour was elicited by a stimulus that has acquired its power through an association with a biologically significant stimulus. Repeated pairing of a stimulus with stimuli that naturally elicit a reflex response: e. g. , salivation, pupil contraction, knee jerks. Also called pavlovian conditioning: conditioning concepts, unconditioned stimulus (ucs) stimulus that brings out a specific behaviour. stimulus that elicits a behaviour of interest. Brings out natural response (unconditioned response) pavlov- bringing out of meat powder: unconditioned response (ucr) the response that is natural occurring, biological response. Unlearned reflex: conditioned stimulus (cs) cs-neutral stimulus, has no meaning until it is given meaning. Pavlov ringing the bell, then presented dog with foodbell becomes associated by unconditioned stimulus: conditioned response (cr) cr-learned response to the conditioned stimulus.