Biology / Unit 14 Bio 3625 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Classical Conditioning
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The idea
Classical conditioning is learning in which a neutral stimulus, repeatedly paired with one that already triggers a response, comes to trigger that response alone.
In practice
Pavlov's dogs salivated at a bell alone after the bell was repeatedly paired with food.
Where people slip
Classical conditioning links a new stimulus to an existing involuntary response — it does not teach a new behavior.
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