Classical Conditioning

What's The OBjective?

• To fully understand Classical Conditioning
• Be able to relate newly learned terminology to prior knowledge and experiences

Before We get Started

• Think of a personal experience where your body had an unconditioned reaction to a specific stimuli

What is BEHAVIORISM?

• Behaviorism - the theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning
• Consists of two types of conditioning - Operant Conditioning - Classical Conditioning

What is Classical Conditioning?

• Classical Conditioning - Type of learning that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together

History - Ivan Pavlov

How Does it Work?

• Unconditioned stimulus -> Unconditioned response
• Neutral stimulus -> No conditioned response
• Unconditioned stimulus paired with Neutral stimulus -> Conditioned reponse
• EX: Dog salivating to the sound of a tuning fork (Neutral stimulus) after being paired with food (Unconditioned Stimulus)

how is this RELATABLE?

• Your Personal Experience

Key Take Aways

• Classical conditioning works by combining stimuli
• Conditioning still works today

References

• Sigelman, C. K. & Rider, E. A. (2015). Life-Span Human Development (8th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.