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An Introduction to Classical (Respondent) Conditioning
Major concepts
Before conditioning
During conditioning
After conditioning

Content: During conditioning
During conditioning, the neutral stimulus will first be presented, followed by the  unconditioned stimulus. Over time, the learner will develop an association between these  two stimuli (i.e., will learn to make a connection between the two stimuli.) After conditioning
After conditioning, the previously neutral or orienting stimulus will elicit the  response previously only elicited by the unconditioned stimulus. The stimulus is now  called a conditioned stimulus because it will now elicit a different response as a  result of conditioning or learning. The response is now called a conditioned response because it is elicited by a stimulus as a result of learning. The two responses,  unconditioned and conditioned, look the same, but they are elicited by different stimuli  and are therefore given different labels. In the area of classroom learning, classical conditioning primarily influences emotional behavior. Things that make us happy, sad, angry, etc. become associated with neutral stimuli that gain our attention. For example, if a particular academic subject or remembering a particular teacher produces emotional feelings in you, those emotions are probably a result of classical conditioning.