1. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?

2. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?
Most learning is associative learning
By linking two events that occur close together.
How many of you have to have popcorn when you go to the movies???
Walk on the right side of the hall?
Sleep a certain way? Have a bedtime ritual?
Fun Fact:
For behavior to become a habit it usually takes 66 Days

3. What is Classical Conditioning?
Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?
What is Classical Conditioning?
Learning through association; a tendency to connect events that occur together in time and space

4. Classical Conditioning
Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?
Classical Conditioning
Ivan Pavlov developed the framework for CC:
Learning to associate one stimulus with another, i.e. “Stimulus-to- Stimulus Learning”

5. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?

6. You have paired lightning & thunder.
Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?
How is the fear of lightning a simple classical conditioning situation?
At any one time, all around the world, there are 2,000 thunderstorms happening, producing over a 100 lightning strikes a second. That's over 8 million lightning bolts every day unleashing the power of 2 million tons of TNT.
We associate 2 stimuli:
We see lightning... & then hear thunder. (speed of light is faster than the speed of sound)
Lightning ... THUNDER
Eventually, you see lightning & then flinch... anticipating the second stimulus.
You have paired lightning & thunder.
You have learned that when there is lightning, thunder may follow.

7. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?
We associate 2 stimuli:
We see lightning... & then hear thunder. (speed of light is faster than the speed of sound)
Lightning ... THUNDER
Eventually, you see lightning and then flinch... anticipating the second stimulus. You have paired lightning & thunder. And you have learned that when there is lightning, thunder may follow.

8. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?

9. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?

10. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?
Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS): a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response.
Unconditional Response (UCR): the unlearned, naturally occurring response to the UCS.

11. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?
Neutral Stimulus (NS): an unrelated stimulus that will become the Conditioned Stimulus

12. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?
Conditioned Stimulus (CS): an originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with the UCS, comes to trigger a response.
Conditioned Response (CR): the learned response to a previously neutral stimulus.

13. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?

14. After repeated episodes.... creating ‘Conditioning’:
Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?
UCS: ?
UCR: ?
NS: ?
CS: ?
CR: ?
We associate 2 stimuli:
We see lightning... & then hear thunder. (speed of light is faster than the speed of sound)
Lightning ... THUNDER
Eventually, you see lightning & then flinch... anticipating the second stimulus. You have paired lightning & thunder.
And you have learned that when there is lightning, thunder may follow.
After repeated episodes.... creating ‘Conditioning’:
UCS: Thunder
UCR: Fear
NS: Lightning
CS: Lightning
Pairing UCS & CS =
CR: Fear

15. Aim: How do we learn through classical conditioning?