Psychology / Unit 5 Psych 0495 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Classical Conditioning
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The idea
Classical conditioning is learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to trigger a response after being paired with a stimulus that already triggers it.
In practice
A dog salivates to a tone after the tone has repeatedly preceded food.
Where people slip
Classical conditioning acts on involuntary responses. Behaviors the organism chooses are learned another way.
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