PSY100H1 Chapter 6: detailed textbook notes
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Chapter 6. 1 classical conditioning: learning by association. A process by which behaviour or knowledge changes as a result of experience. Pavlov"s dogs: classical conditioning of salivation: classical conditioning that was originally caused by another stimulus of settings, pavlovian conditioning. Learning that occurs when a neutral stimulus elicits a response influences many other responses as well and occurs in a variety. A reflexive, unlearned reaction to an unconditioned. In most conditioning experiments, the us reliably triggers the ur: this relationship is thought to be represented by strong neural connection between groups of neurons in the temporal lobes of the brain. In this case, the pain elicited by the drill is a unconditioned response: sylvia used to play with balloons. When she tried to blow up one last week, it popped in her face and gave her quite a scare. Now, blowing up a balloon is so scary that she will not try it.
