3.7: Classical Conditioning

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Behavioral Perspective

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A psychological approach that emphasizes the study of observable behavior and the role of the environment as a determinant of behavior.

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Classical Conditioning

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A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

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Acquisition

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The initial stage of learning when a response is first established and gradually strengthened.

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Unconditioned Stimulus

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A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

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Unconditioned Response

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The unlearned response that occurs naturally in reaction to the unconditioned stimulus.

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Conditioned Stimulus

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An originally neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

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Conditioned Response

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The learned response to the previously neutral stimulus.

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Extinction

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The diminishing of a conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus no longer follows the conditioned stimulus.

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Spontaneous Recovery

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The reappearance of a weakened conditioned response after a pause.

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Stimulus Discrimination

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The learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus.