PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Classical Conditioning, Dishabituation, Habituation
28 Oct 2018
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Orienting response- an automatic shift of attention toward that stimulus or event. Orienting responses allow us to selectively attend to potentially important stimuli in our environment and to avoid being overwhelmed by unimportant stimuli or environmental changes. Habituation- a decrease in response to a stimulus or event as it is repeatedly presented without any consequence. Dishabituation is an increase in responding that follows a change in the stimulus to which habituation has occurred. Sensitization- an increase in responding ( eg horror movie) With sensitization an increase in the presentation of stimuli also leads to heightened responsiveness in order to respond suitably to stimuli that may be of direct threat. Habituation and sensitization are considered simple forms of non-associative learning because they modify an existing stimulus- response relationship. Contiguity: the extent to which the unconditioned and conditioned stimuli occur together in time and space. Dishabituation: an increase in responding that follows a change in the stimulus to which habituation has occurred.
