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Learning and
Classical
Conditioning
Learning Outline
Factors the affect learning
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Learning to Learn
Conditioning
Think of a song you know that
brings back a certain memory
or feeling.
Stimulus=song
Response=feelings
Conditioning Exercise:
Close your eyes:
Think about your favorite
food
Is your mouth watering?
If so, it’s because you are
conditioned
Terminology
Stimulus- some action that
produces activity in an organism
Response- reaction of an
organism to a stimulus
Associations—mental
connections btwn. 2 stimuli
Classical Conditioning
Ivan Pavlov psychologist
Learning through the
association of a stimulus and
response
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Classical Conditioning
Form of learning where 1
stimulus (thought of food) creates
a response (mouth watering) in
response to another
stimulus(actual food)
 This occurs when the 2 stimuli
have been associated with each
other
Pavlov’s Experiment
He knew that dogs would salivate
when meat was placed on the tongue
because salivation aids in digestion
He discovered that dogs began to
salivate before they received the meat
 WHY???
Because the dogs had learned from
experience that people entering the
labs clinking of food trays meant that
food was coming
Could they learn to salivate to any
stimulus that signaled meat???
 Pavlov thought yes, so he had to
prove it…
Rang a bell, then put meat
powder on dog’s tongue
Dog began to salivate in
response to meat powder
Pavlov repeated this several
times
Pavlov gets tricky
He rings the bell but does not
follow it with meat
Dogs salivated anyway
They learned to salivate to
the bell alone
Breaking down the
variables
US=Unconditioned Stimulus
A stimulus that causes a
response that is automatic,
not learned
eg. Food
Variables…
UR=Unconditioned Response
Automatic response
eg. Salivation
Variables…
CR=Conditioned Response
Learned stimulus
eg. Bell
Class
Example
Your turn…
With a partner next to you
(don’t get out of your seat),
develop your own example
Be sure to identify all the
variables
Think of one example of
how you have been
“classically conditioned” in
school. Describe the
variables in your example.
Web Quest
Go onto my website –
www.ussinspire.org. Follow the link titled
“Principles of Learning in the Real
World”.
Take notes as you go.
Video – The Amazing Brain