Psych

• Who is the speaker in the video discussing Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning?


  Brian Collins
• What is the main topic of today's episode?

  Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning
• What is a stimulus?


  Anything in your environment presented to a person or an animal
• What is the response in the context of a stimulus?


  The reaction of an animal or human to a stimulus
• What are the key terms to understand Pavlov's theory?

  • Unconditioned stimulus (US)
  • Conditioned stimulus (CS)
  • Neutral stimulus (NS)
  • Conditioned response (CR)
• What did Pavlov present to the dogs in his experiment?


  A piece of meat
• What is the unconditioned stimulus (US) in Pavlov's experiment?


  The meat that naturally causes salivation in dogs
• What is an example of an unconditioned stimulus (US)?


  Food that causes salivation
• What is the unconditioned response (UR) in Pavlov's experiment?


  The salivation of the dog in response to the meat
• What is a neutral stimulus (NS)?


  A stimulus that does not produce a response
• What happens when a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus?


  The neutral stimulus can become a conditioned stimulus
• What is the process called when the unconditioned stimulus and conditioned stimulus are presented together?


  Acquisition
• What is extinction in classical conditioning?


  When the conditioned response stops due to lack of the unconditioned stimulus
• What is spontaneous recovery?


  The reappearance of the conditioned response after extinction
• How does classical conditioning work using the cheeseburger example?


  • Eating a cheeseburger with bacteria makes you sick
  • Bacteria is the unconditioned stimulus (US)
  • Getting sick is the unconditioned response (UR)
  • Cheeseburger becomes the conditioned stimulus (CS)
  • Feeling sick when seeing a cheeseburger is the conditioned response (CR)
• What is the role of the instructor in the video?


  Brian Collins is a psychology instructor with a PhD in educational psychology
• What is the purpose of the website "learn my test" mentioned in the video?


  To help students build college-level practice tests
• How can students contact Brian Collins for practice tests?


  By adding him as a study buddy on learn my tests
• What is Brian Collins' email address?


  [e-mail]
• What is the benefit of using "learn my test" over Quizlet?


  It helps build practice tests without writing questions