5 1 Classical Conditioning2
5 1 Classical Conditioning2
5 1 Classical Conditioning2
The bell is rung, and the dog is presented with some food
This causes the dog to salivate, because he is being presented with some food. The
bell is still an NS, the food still a UCS and the salivation a UCR
The bell keeps ringing each time food is presented. Eventually, even when the food
is not there, the dog will still salivate at the sound of the bell: the bell has become a
conditioned stimulus (CS) and the salivation a conditioned response (CR)
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In the final stage there, classical conditioning has been achieved: an association between the ringing of the bell and the
presentation of the food was made, so the dog would salivate each time at the ringing of the bell, even if there was no
food presented to him.
Neutral stimulus -
Unconditioned stimulus -
Unconditioned response -
Conditioned stimulus -
Conditioned response -
Spontaneous recovery -
Sometimes, the association between the conditioned stimulus and the condition response might be lost. This process is
called extinction. However, the conditioned response may reappear again in the future if it is recovered by the
reintroduction of the conditioned stimulus: this is known as spontaneous recovery. An example of this using Pavlovs
dogs would be that eventually, the bell ring along would not cause the dogs to salivate. However, bringing back the bell
ring alongside the food being presented would cause the conditioned response to be recovered.
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