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behaviour learned through conditioning
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how is behaviour learned according to conditioning?
through association where an
unconditioned stimulus
becomes associated with a
neutral stimulus
same response learnt to both, this is
classical conditioning
what does aversion therapy use the principles of classical conditioning for?
to cause a patient to reduce/avoid an
undesirable
behaviour pattern (e.g. alcoholism)
how could a person become addicted to alcohol?
through
classical
conditioning
why can alcoholism be learned through classical conditioning?
may associate drinking alcohol with
pleasurable
feelings
what is the aim of aversion therapy?
condition
a patient to associate
alcohol
with an unpleasant/
aversive
stimulus (e.g. feeling sick)
what does the aim being met lead to?
suppression of the
undesirable
behaviour