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Classical Conditioning in Psychology: Definition, Principles & Examples
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What is Classical Conditioning?
Pavlov's Dogs
Watson's 'Little Albert'
How Classical Conditioning Works
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Content: this is the stimulus that unconditionally, naturally and automatically triggers a response. The fear reaction is the unconditioned response (UR). The white rat in this example is our neutral stimulus (NS), meaning in normal situations, it would not trigger an automated response. When the loud noise and the white rat are paired over time, the white rat becomes the conditioned stimulus (CS), and the conditioned response is the fear reaction. There are other types of reactions in classical conditioning. Through paired associations, negative emotions, such as fear and anxiety, and pleasant feelings, such as happiness and nostalgia, may be conditioned to a variety of objects and events. Behaviorists have described a number of phenomena related to the conditioning processes. Let's talk about two - generalization and extinction. Generalization
Generalization occurs when a person learns a response to a particular stimulus and then makes the same response to similar stimuli. For example, if a person was conditioned to fear dogs, generalization might take the form of that person fearing all four-legged animals, such as a horse or a goat.