Classical conditioning key terms

A stimulus which weakens behaviour because it is unpleasent and we try to avoid it

A consequence of behaviour that encourages or strengthens a behaviour; this might be seen as a reward.

A reward or pleasent consequence that increases the likelihood that a behaviour or action will be repeated.

When an unpleasent experience is removed after a behaviour or action has been made; this increases the liklihood of that behaviour or action being repeated 

Changing behaviour in small steps

A procedure during which an animal or person learns to assosiate a reflex response with a new stimulus. 

The stimulus that produces the reflex respone; such as the food for Pavlov's dog

The reflex response to an unconditioned stimulus, such as Pavlov's dogs salivation

A new stimulus presented with the UCS, such as the bell pr metronome in Pavlov's experiment

The response that is learnt; it now occours when the CS is presented, such as Pavlovs dogs salivation

A conditioned response which dies out

A conditioned response that has disappeared suddenly appears again

The conditioned response is produced when a similar stimulus to the original stimulus is presented

The conditioned response is only produced when a specific stimulus is presented