PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Classical Conditioning, Sexual Arousal, Dependent And Independent Variables

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Doug Mc Cann

Document Summary

Learning is defined as a relatively durable change in behaviour or knowledge due to experience. Classical conditioning explains how a neutral stimulus can acquire the capacity to elicit a response originally elicited by another stimulus. This kind of conditioning was originally discovered by ivan pavlov, who conditioned dogs to salivate in response to the sound of a tone. In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus (ucs) is a stimulus that elicits an unconditioned response without previous conditioning. The unconditioned response (ucr) is an unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning. The conditioned stimulus (cs) is a previously neutral stimulus that has acquired the capacity to elicit a conditioned response the conditioned response (cr) is a learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus. Classically conditioned responses are said to be elicited. Many kinds of everyday responses are regulated through classical conditioning, including phobias, mild fears, and pleasant emotional responses.