Psychology

1. Psychology David G. Myers Chapter 8

2. Learning �

3. Learning What is Learning?

4. Learning What is Learning? �A relatively permanent change in an organism�s behavior due to experience.� Myers, p 309

5. Classical Conditioning

6. Classical Conditioning A type of learning in which an organism comes to associate stimuli. A neutral stimulus that signals an unconditioned stimulus begins to produce a response that anticipates and prepares for the unconditioned stimulus. Myers, p 312

7. Classical Conditioning Unconditioned stimulus�something that naturally and automatically triggers a response.

8. Classical Conditioning Unconditioned stimulus�something that naturally and automatically triggers a response. Unconditioned response�naturally occurring response to the unconditioned stimulus.

9. Classical Conditioning Conditioned stimulus�an originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

10. Classical Conditioning Conditioned stimulus�an originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response. Conditioned response�the learned response to a previously neutral stimulus.

11. Classical Conditioning A normally neutral stimulus is paired with a naturally occurring stimulus response pair.

12. Classical Conditioning A normally neutral stimulus is paired with a naturally occurring stimulus response pair. After a while, the normally neutral stimulus will cause the response even when the normal stimulus is not present!

13. Classical Conditioning A normally neutral stimulus is paired with a naturally occurring stimulus response pair. After a while, the normally neutral stimulus will cause the response even when the normal stimulus is not present! (How weird is that!)

14. Classical Conditioning Other things to know:

15. Classical Conditioning Other things to know: Acquisition

16. Classical Conditioning Other things to know: Acquisition Extinction

17. Classical Conditioning Other things to know: Acquisition Extinction Spontaneous recovery

18. Classical Conditioning Generalization

19. Classical Conditioning Generalization�the tendency for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses.

20. Classical Conditioning Discrimination

21. Classical Conditioning Discrimination�the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus.

22. Classical Conditioning So what?

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