Pavlovian Learning I

• Associative learning


  Learning in which one thing (e.g. a reflex response) is associated with another thing of significance
• Non-associative learning


  Learning in which there is no association, such as habituation and sensitization
• Pavlovian learning


  A type of associative learning studied experimentally by Ivan Pavlov
• Pavlovian conditioning


  The experimental procedure used by Pavlov to investigate associative learning
• Unconditional Stimulus (US)


  A stimulus that elicits a particular behavioral response without training
• Unconditional Response (UR)


  The response elicited by the Unconditional Stimulus
• Conditional Stimulus (CS)


  A stimulus that, following training, comes to elicit a response that it didn't elicit prior to training
• Conditional Response (CR)


  The acquired response elicited by the Conditional Stimulus
• Acquisition of a new reflex


  The animal learns to respond to the CS in a new way, acquiring a conditional reflex
• Learning is assessed in Pavlovian conditioning by determining whether or not CRs occur or how strong they are
• The more often/more consistently CRs are elicited and/or the stronger they are, the more learning has taken place
• The CR is not always the same as the UR
• The CR can be a different kind of response from the UR
• The standard view of Pavlovian learning contains claims that are not necessarily true</b>