Conditioning

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

aversive conditioning, classical conditioning, Pavlovian conditioning

Broader Terms

psychology

Narrower Terms

behavioral extinction, biofeedback, learned helplessness, operant conditioning, psychological reinforcement, verbal conditioning

Related Terms

behavior therapy, behavioral habituation /sensitization, learning

Scope Note

process by which an organism can be made to respond to a previously neutral (conditioned) stimulus as it would to another (unconditioned) stimulus by pairing the two sitimuli; e.g., pairing a bell with food eventually will make a dog salivate when bell is heard.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The major theorist in the development of classical conditioning is Ivan Pavlov, a Russian scientist trained in biology and medicine (as was his contemporary, Sigmund Freud).
• Pavlovian conditioning is the fundamental building block of learning.
• So trainers are learning the theory of learning theory! Classical or "Pavlovian" Conditioning Theory Classical Conditioning is the type of learning made famous by Pavlov's experiments with dogs.
• Operant conditioning is the foundation on which B.
• The conditioning is accomplished by pairing the tone with a mild electrical shock to the animal's foot.

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