PSY 3103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Withdrawal Reflex, Classical Conditioning, Latent Inhibition
20 Oct 2016
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Acquisition: is the process of developing and strengthening a conditioned response through repeated pairings of neutral stimulus (ns), with an unconditioned stimulus. Asymptote: the maximum amount of conditioning that can take place in a particular situation. Extinction: a conditioned response can be weakened or eliminated when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented in the absence of the us (decrease in the strength of the cr) When you stop pairing the stimulus with the neutral stimulus the conditioning will eventually go away. Spontaneous recovery: is the reappearance of conditioned response following a rest period after extinction, fortunately it does not last forever. Disinhibition: is the sudden recovery of a response during an extinction procedure when a novel stimulus is introduced. If we are in the process of extinguishing conditioning to a metronome but then present a novel humming noise in the background, the sounds of the metronome may again elicit a considerable amount of salivation.
