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• Acquisition: The development of the conditioned stimulus.
• Extinction: Occurs when the conditioned stimulus no
longer works.
• Spontaneous recovery: Occurs when extinction has taken
place and the conditioned stimulus returns for no reason.
Uses of Classical Conditioning
• Taste Aversion: Learned avoidance of certain
foods? (Experiences)
Applications of Classical Conditioning
1. Alcoholics may be conditioned (aversively)
by reversing their positive-associations with
alcohol.
2. Through classical conditioning, a drug (plus
its taste) that affects the immune response
may cause the taste of the drug to invoke the
immune response.
Other Uses of Classical Conditioning
• Help people overcome fears. (Example: A person
afraid of heights may be taken to the tops of tall
buildings). (Flooding)
• Use relaxation techniques and expose someone
gradually to something they fear. (Systematic
desensitization)
• Counter conditioning: A pleasant stimulus is
paired with a stimulus that someone may fear.