PAVLOV’S EXPERIMENT

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
CONDITIONING INTRODUCTION

 Conditioning in behavioral psychology is a

theory that the reaction ("response") to an object
or event ("stimulus") by a person or animal can
be modified by 'learning', or conditioning.

 Stimulus-response (S-R) theories are central to

the principles of conditioning. They are based
on the assumption that human behavior is
learned.
Stimulus: A thing or event that
evokes a specific reaction in
an organ.

Response: A reaction, as that

of an organism or a
mechanism, to a specific
stimulus.
 THREE MAJOR TYPES OF
LEARNING/CONDITIONING

1. Learning through association - Classical Conditioning

2. Learning through consequences – Operant Conditioning

3. Learning through observation – Modeling/Observational Learning

 WHAT IS CLASSICAL CONDITIONING ?

 Classical conditioning is a learning process that occurs through

associations between an environmental stimulus and a
naturally occurring stimulus.

 It had a major influence on behaviorism which is based on the

assumption that learning occurs through interactions with the
environment.
About Ivan Pavlov:

 Born: September 26, 1849

 Was awarded the degree of Candidate of

Natural Sciences in 1875

 Was awarded the Nobel Prize in

Physiology or Medicine 1904 in recognition
of his work on the physiology of digestion

 Died Feb 27,1936

COMPONENTS OF CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

 The Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) :A stimulus that naturally, and

automatically triggers a response.

 The Unconditioned Response(UCR):The unlearned response that occurs

naturally in response to the unconditioned stimulus.

 The Conditioned Stimulus(CS):A previously neutral stimulus that when

paired with an unconditioned stimulus triggers a conditioned response.

 The Conditioned Response(CR):Learned response to the previously neutral

stimulus.
Unconditioned Unconditioned
Stimulus Response

Neutral
Stimulus

Conditioned
Response

Conditioned
Stimulus
Principles of Classical conditioning

 Acquisition

 Extinction

 Spontaneous Recovery

 Stimulus Generalization

 Discrimination
PAVLOV’S EXPERIMENT
 TYPES OF CONDITIONING
Forward Conditioning:

 Occurs when the neutral stimulus (NS) appears just before and during
the presentation of the unconditioned stimulus (UCS).There are 2 types:

1. delayed conditioning (forward) - the CS is presented before the US and

it (CS) stays on until the US is presented. This is generally the best,
especially when the delay is short

2. trace conditioning - discrete event is presented, then the US occurs.

Shorter the interval the better, but as you can tell, this approach is not
very effective.
Backward conditioning –
 Backward conditioning occurs when a Conditioned stimulus immediately follows a Unconditioned
stimulus

Simultaneous conditioning -
 Both conditioned and unconditioned stimulus occurs and terminates at same time

Second-order and higher-order conditioning-

 This form of conditioning follows a two-step procedure. First a neutral stimulus ("CS1") comes to signal a
US through forward conditioning. Then a second neutral stimulus ("CS2") is paired with the first (CS1)
and comes to yield its own conditioned response

Temporal conditioning
 In temporal conditioning a Unconditioned stimulus is presented at regular intervals, for instance every 10
minutes.
APPLICATIONS
Pavlov’s experiment
 Prolonged exposure theory
 Used for the treatment of phobias
and anxiety disorders
 It works by exposing the patient to
their painful memories with the goal
of reintegrating their repressed
emotions with current awareness.
 It’s a behavioral therapy aversive stimuli is paired with an harmful or
society undesirable behavior until the behavior becomes associated
with pain or discomfort
 Used for the people who wants to get rid of bad habbits
 This type of behavioral therapy used to overcome
phobias.
 It mainly includes 3 steps .
1. identifying anxiety.
2. copying relaxation strategy.
3. habituated to situation.
SOME PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF

Classical Conditioning
 Exercise

Close your eyes and start thinking about your

favorite food… !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IS YOUR MOUTH WATERING??

If yes, it’s because you are conditioned.!!!!

CONDITIONED HUNGER
GUESS THE PRODUCT…. ??????
Guess The Product with tagline…

Aaj kuchh Toofani karte hai..!!!!

BENTLEY CONTINENTAL
LAMBORGHINI

PORSCHE
 CONCLUSION
 Although Pavlov disliked Psychology, his work remains one of the most
important in psychology’s history.

 According to Pavlov, conditioned reflexes were temporary or unstable and he

himself expressed that it is not an ideal education theory.

 Classical conditioning is actually not a change in the behaviour but a similar

response to a different stimulus.

 Classical conditioning is ineffective for classroom purposes.

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Xaviers Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Kochi, Kerela.