PSY 3103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Little Albert Experiment, Aversion Therapy, Systematic Desensitization

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3103
• Professor: Kevin Abbott

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S-s (stimulus stimulus) versus s-r (stimulus response) learning: S-r model of conditioning: the neutral stimulus becomes directly associated with the unconditioned response and therefore comes to elicit the same response as the ur: ex. When bitten by a dog, a child directly associates the dog with the pain and fear that were elicited by the bite and therefore experiences fear when he next encounters the dog. Stimulus-substitution theory: the cs acts as a substitute for the us, example, pairing a bell with food results in the tone becoming a substitute for the food, eliciting salvation just as the food does. Preparatory-response theory: the purpose of the cr is to prepare the organism for the presentation of the us. The dog salivates to the bell to get ready for good, and the rat freezes in response to the light to get ready for the shock. Compensatory-response model: a cs that has been repeatedly associated with the primary response (a-