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Association Theory

Published on Mar 15, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Association Theory

(Classical Conditioning)

Built on creating relationships over trials

Conditioning a Response

to a Stimulus

Steps

  • Unconditioned Stimulus => Unconditioned Response
  • Add a Conditioning Stimulus
  • Conditioning Stimulus + Unconditioned Stimulus => Unconditioned Response
  • Remove Unconditioned Stimulus
  • Conditioning Stimulus => Conditioned Response

Example - Pavlov and his Dogs

(Pavlov was a Russian Scientist who created the first learning theory -

Food => Salivation

Unconditioned, Natural, Unlearned
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Bell + Food => Salivation

(Conditioning Process to associate bell with food)
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Bell => Salivation

Conditioned Relationship - over time the bell has be associated with food
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Steps Again

  • Reflex - See Food => Salivate
  • Add Bell
  • Ring Bell + See Food => Salivate
  • Remove Food
  • Ring Bell => Salivate

NOT REINFORCEMENT

NO NEW BEHAVIORS LEARNED

simply an association made
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A new pair is formed

The Neutral (conditioning stimulus) can elicit a conditioned response like the Unconditioned Stimulus
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