Psychology / Unit 5 Psych 0507 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Acquisition
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The idea
Acquisition is the period during which the pairing is repeated and the conditioned response strengthens.
In practice
Salivation to the tone grows over successive trials and then levels off.
Where people slip
Acquisition works best when the conditioned stimulus reliably comes shortly before the unconditioned one.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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