1. Classical Conditioning

2. How do we learn?  Learning is a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience.  Conditioning - the process of learning associations.  Observational learning - learn from the experiences of others.  Learning is a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience.  Conditioning - the process of learning associations.  Observational learning - learn from the experiences of others.

3. Ivan Pavlov  Initially studied digestion, until he realized that dog salivation was a simple form of learning.

4. CS --> CR  Unconditioned stimulus - normal stimulus.  Unconditioned Response - normal response.  Neutral Stimulus - would not normally cause a response.  NS + US = UR  The neutral stimulus becomes conditioned, to produce the conditioned response.  Unconditioned stimulus - normal stimulus.  Unconditioned Response - normal response.  Neutral Stimulus - would not normally cause a response.  NS + US = UR  The neutral stimulus becomes conditioned, to produce the conditioned response.

6. Acquisition and Extinction  Acquisition - The initial learning.  Present the CS right before (.5 second) the US.  Extinction - diminishing of a CS, happens if a CS is repeatedly presented without the US.  Acquisition - The initial learning.  Present the CS right before (.5 second) the US.  Extinction - diminishing of a CS, happens if a CS is repeatedly presented without the US.

7. Generalization and Discrimination  Generalization - tendency to respond to stimuli similar to the CS.  Discrimination - ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and others.  Generalization - tendency to respond to stimuli similar to the CS.  Discrimination - ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and others.

8. Applications today  CC is not just a stamp, needs to have a connection to cognition.  CC has an basis in evolution - paring fear with dangerous stimuli/taste aversions.  CC is not just a stamp, needs to have a connection to cognition.  CC has an basis in evolution - paring fear with dangerous stimuli/taste aversions.

9. Little Albert  Teaching a baby to fear rats - can you unlearn fear?  Bedwetting