In summary, the basic LI phenomenon represents some output of a selective attention process that results in learning to ignore irrelevant stimuli. It has become an important tool for understanding […]
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latent inhibition
Latent inhibition is a technical term used in classical conditioning [see also: http://eidetisch.tumblr.com/tagged/classical-conditioning%5D to refer to the observation that a familiar stimulus takes longer to acquire meaning (as a signal […]
classical conditioning related terms
See also Behaviorism Eyeblink conditioning Fear conditioning Latent inhibition Learned helplessness Little Albert experiment Nocebo Measures of conditioned emotional response Operant conditioning Placebo (origins of technical term) Proboscis extension […]
neural basis of learning and memory
Pavlov proposed a physiological account of conditioning that involved connections between brain centers for the conditioned and the unconditioned stimuli. Though Pavlov’s physiology has been abandoned, classical conditioning is extensively […]
classical conditioning: pairing the stimuli
Classical conditioning (also Pavlovian conditioning or respondent conditioning) is a form of learning in which the conditioned stimulus or CS, comes to {signal } the occurrence of a second {stimulus}[expect […]
acquired or conditioned reflexes
Of still more interest in everyday life are the acquired or conditioned reflexes, in which the functional connections between – the excited sensors and – the patterns of activity in […]
unconditioned reflex
In any animal, – regardless of its prior history, – painful stimulation of the foot CAUSES the leg to be withdrawn by bending at all its joints. This [i.e., withdrawn] […]
unconditioned stimulus / conditioned stimulus
– The unconditioned stimulus (US) is usually a biologically significant stimulus such as FOOD or PAIN that elicits a response from the start; this is called the unconditioned response or […]
Classical conditioning (also Pavlovian conditioning or respondent conditioning) is a form of learning in which the conditioned stimulus or CS, comes to signal the occurrence of a second stimulus, the […]
The conditioned response is the learned response to the previously neutral stimulus. [Cherry, Kendra. “What Is a Conditioned Response?”. About.com Guide. About.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10. @http://psychology.about.com/od/cindex/g/condresp.htm]
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