PARAMETERS OF CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

• Acquisition


  -       phase of classical conditioning whereby the stimulus association is learned

  -       trial, the constant pairing of a conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus
• Reinforcement


  -       refers to an event which may enhance or maintain the strength of a response
• Extinction


  -       decrease in the strength of a conditioned response resulting from repeatedly eliciting the response in the absence of the reinforcement
• Spontaneous Recovery


  -       a possible recurrence of an extinguished conditioned response
• Generalization


  -       tendency of the stimulus that is similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit the conditioned response
• Discrimination


  -       the opposite of generalization

  -       the process of responding to the variation or differences between stimuli
• Higher Order Conditioning


  -       a phenomenon, which aids the individual to become flexible with his response to the environment