Classical Conditioning: Behavioral Phenomena
Classical conditioning involves learning the relations between stimuli. In its simplest form, a neutral stimulus precedes a stimulus (the unconditioned sti...
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Fear-Potentiated Startle
When a stimulus such as a light, which engenders little behavioral effect before pairing, is paired with an aversive stimulus such as a foot shock, the light (conditioned stim...
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Classical Conditioning
The process of closely associating a neutral stimulus with one that evokes a reflexive response so that eventually the neutral stimulus alone will evoke the same response.
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While many people may believe that learning is just a natural response that all animals are capable of, there is actually a more complex explanation on how we learn the things we do in order to surviv...
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Psychology as a science doesn't have a long and wide background. Its different branches are hardly a hundred years old. The public is always reluctant when it comes to new ideas. Why should anyone be...
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