Classical Conditioning

• What is classical conditioning saying we learn through?

  Association
• How do we learn through association?

  We pair a new stimulus with an existing response, we learn to associate the two stimuli and respond similarly to both
• What is the process of classical conditioning?

  1. Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) -> Unconditioned response (UCR)
  2. Unconditioned stimulus (UCS + Neutral stimulus/ conditioned stimulus (CS) -> Unconditioned response (UCR)
  3. Conditioned stimulus (CS) -> Conditioned Response (CR)
• What is stimulus generalisation?

  The tendency to produce the same behaviour to a similar stimulus after the response has been conditioned
• What is discrimination in terms of classical conditioning?

  Over time the learning only happens in response to a specific stimulus
• What is extinction in terms of classical conditioning?

  Occurs when the association between the unconditioned stimulus and the conditioned stimulus no longer occurs. The learned response is extinguished
• What is spontaneous memory?

  after extinction the association sometimes reoccurs for no reason.