Module 15- Classical Conditioning

Change in Behavior and Cognition *SSPBC1: The student will identify the characteristics of and major approaches to learning. a. Identify learning as a relatively permanent change in behavior based on experience. b. Explain the behavioral approach to learning. c. Compare and contrast the paradigms of classical and operant conditioning. d. Describe changes in behavior using the social learning theory.

Read the situation described on p. 281. Has this ever happened to you? Did you realize that this is actually learning?

-Classical conditioning is a form of learning by association. There is a stimulus which produces a response. After a while the response will always be paired with the stimulus. (It is all related to behavior.)

-Behaviorism- school of thought where you only study observable behaviors. John B. Watson is the pioneer of this perspective. This use to be the dominant theory but it no longer is due to the consideration of cognition (mental processes).

EQ- What are the three basic processes in classical conditioning? Parts of classical conditioning  Unconditioned stimulus- something that triggers a response  Unconditioned response- an automatic response to the unconditioned stimulus  Conditioned stimulus- (also known as a neutral stimulus) – something that was once neutral that now causes as response  Conditioned response- the response to the conditioned stimulus

Acquisition- the process of developing a learned response

Has there ever been something that you didn’t like, that you ended up liking? This is an example of extinction. Your response to not liking something is gone. If your response returns, this is called spontaneous recovery. Ivan Pavlov- EQ -What role did he play in the study of classical conditioning? Yes, I want you to answer this question!

EQ-What are generalization and discrimination, and in what way are they opposites? Generalization- when you have the same response to similar stimuli Discrimination-when you have a different response to similar stimuli Give 2 examples of each from your own life…

Is there a particular food that you don’t like? How many times did you have to eat it to know you didn’t like it? This is taste aversion, a learned response after 1 pairing of a stimulus and response.

Module 15 activity You will be assigned a number 1-7. Your job is to illustrate your assigned topic in classical conditioning. You can draw a picture, write a story, create a poem, rap or song. You can do a skit too!

1.Classical conditioning-UCS,UCR, CS, CR 2.Acquisition 3.Extinction 4.Spontaneous Recovery 5.Generalization 6.Discrimination 7.Taste Aversion

This is due in 30 minutes. YES we will be sharing these.