PSYCO282 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Dishabituation, Disinhibition, Behaviorism

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO282
• Professor: Russ Powell

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Chapter 4 classical conditioning: basic phenomena and various complexities. Draw a graph of a typical acquisition curve (remember to properly label each axis), and indicate the asymptote of conditioning. Acquisition is the process of developing and strengthening a conditioned response through repeated pairings of a neutral stimulus (ns) with an unconditioned stimulus (us). The asymptote of conditioning is the maximum amount of conditioning that can take place in a particular situation: define the processes of extinction and spontaneous recovery. Extinction: the process whereby a conditioned response is weakened or eliminated when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented in the absence of the unconditional stimulus. Spontaneous recovery: the reappearance of a conditioned response to a cs following a rest period extinction: define disinhibition. Disinhibition is the sudden recovery of a response during the extinction procedure when a novel stimulus is introduced.