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Classical Conditioning

Behavioral Psychology

Classical conditioning (also respondent or Pavlovian conditioning) is a behavioral procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus until the neutral stimulus alone triggers the response. Pavlov demonstrated it with dogs, pairing a metronome with food until the sound alone produced salivation, and published his results in 1897.

Facts
Core Claim
Pairing a neutral stimulus with a biologically potent one repeatedly causes the neutral stimulus alone to elicit the response the potent stimulus originally caused. 1
Origin Year
1897 1
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Associated With

Pavlov's Dog Experiments, Studies and Experiments

Pavlov's dogs experiments are the founding demonstration of classical conditioning.

Source Wikipedia: Classical conditioning

Developed By

Ivan Pavlov, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Classical conditioning

In Branch

Behavioral Psychology, Branches of Psychology
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Discusses

Behaviourism

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Is Discussed By

Operant Conditioning

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Classical conditioning
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  • intro paragraph
    Classical conditioning (also respondent conditioning and Pavlovian conditioning) is a behavioral procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus (e.g. food, a puff of air on the eye) is paired with a neutral stimulus.
  • Pavlov's dogs section
    Pavlov presented a stimulus (e.g. the sound of a metronome) and then gave the dog food; after a few repetitions, the dogs started to salivate in response to the stimulus.
  • body text
    studied classical conditioning with detailed experiments with dogs, and published the experimental results in 1897
  • Associated With: Pavlov's Dog Experiments, Article body, section on Pavlov's original observations and the metronome-pairing procedure
    Putting these informal observations to an experimental test, Pavlov presented a stimulus (e.g. the sound of a metronome) and then gave the dog food; after a few repetitions, the dogs started to salivate in response to the stimulus.
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