Chapter 9.1:
Classical
Conditioning
Mr. McCormick
Psychology
Essential Question
How is behavior influenced
by one’s environment,
and how do people
process, store, and retrieve
information?
Do-Now:
(Create List in Journal)
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Consider the following stimuli:
With what do you typically associate each stimuli?
The sight of lightning =
 The sound of a loud buzzing drill =
 The taste of hot chocolate =
 The smell of popcorn and cotton candy =
 The feel of a brisk wind on your skin =
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Why do we associate?
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Why do we typically associate such events with
one another?
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They typically occur with/as a result of one another
Natural Stimulus elicits Natural Response
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(e.g. lightning = “rain”)
Classical Conditioning
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Classical Conditioning:
Ivan Pavlov (Behavioral Psychologist)
 Example of learning
 A learning procedure in which associations are made
between a natural stimulus and a neutral stimulus
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E.g. Lightning (natural stimulus) elicits “rain”
 E.g. Lightning (natural stimulus) and umbrellas
(neutral stimulus) elicit “rain”
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Ivan Pavlov
(1849-1936)
Classical Conditioning
(See Figure 9.1 “Classical Conditioning Experiment” pg. 243)
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Neutral Stimulus: Bell
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Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS): Food
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Unconditioned Response (UCR): Salivation
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Conditioned Stimulus (CS): Bell
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Conditioned Response (CR): Salivation
Classical Conditioning
Why Study Classical Conditioning?
 Why
might psychologists be interested
in studying “Classical Conditioning”
in humans and animals?
Classical Conditioning
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Purposes of Classical Conditioning:
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Key process of learning
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Helps humans and animals adapt to the environment
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Helps humans and animals avoid danger
Provide an example of how Classical Conditioning acts
in such ways
Review
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What is Classical Conditioning?
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How does it suggest that we learn?
Differentiate between the following:
Neutral Stimulus
 Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)
 Unconditioned Response (UCR)
 Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
 Conditioned Response (CR)
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Homework
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Read Chapter 9.1 “Classical Conditioning”
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Pgs. 240-248
Complete “Classical Conditioning 9-1”
Worksheet