Stages of classical conditioning

• Food is an unconditioned stimulus that produces an unconditioned response
• The caregiver is a neutral stimulus who produces no response
• However, because she is continually paired with an unconditioned stimulus (food) she slowly becomes associated with it until eventually the mother alone can produce pleasure
• The mother has now become a conditioned stimulus and the pleasure she brings is a conditioned response
• 1. before conditioning: food= unconditioned stimulus. Happy baby= unconditioned response
• 2. During conditioning: a baby is unable to feed urself so will seek contact with the caregiver to receive this. mother= neutral stimulus. Food= unconditioned stimulus. Happy baby= unconditioned response
• 3: after feeding the baby numerous times, the mother becomes associated with this Pleasure. A child learns to associate their caregiver with their needs being met and therefore becomes a conditioned stimulus. Mother= conditioned stimulus. Happy baby= conditioned response
• 3: after feeding the baby numerous times, the mother becomes associated with this Pleasure. A child learns to associate their caregiver with their needs being met and therefore becomes a conditioned stimulus. Mother= conditioned stimulus. Happy baby= conditioned response