Fear conditioning: When a neutral stimulus, like a tone or a light, is repeatedlypaired with an aversive stimulus, such as a mild electric shock, it eventually elicits a fear response. It is commonly used in re
Figure 1: A pictorial representation of how pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus leads to the development of a conditioned response. Image Credit:Coon, D. (ref-1) In contrast to a conditioned stimulus, the unconditioned stimulus need not be an initially neutral stimulus befo...
Learn about the process of classical conditioning and its effects. Explore examples of the ways in which a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus, and how a neutral response shifts to a conditioned response. Updated: 11/21/2023 Table of Contents What is a Neutral Stimulus? Neutral ...
Conditioned Stimulus (CS):The CS is a stimulus that is initially neutral and does not automatically trigger any kind of response. However, because the CS has been associated repeatedly with the UCS, it too will trigger a response similar to the UCR. Conditioned Response(CR):The CR is the r...
Typical examples of stimulus response curves after adaptation to the bimodal and to the trimodal stimulus distributions (A1,B1,C1) and posterior densities of the corresponding response curve para...
Condition stimulus explains why Pavlov's dogs drool when they hear a bell, it is a learned response. Learn the definition, the difference of...
Monetary Stimulus A monetary stimulus involves cutting interest rates to stimulate the economy. When interest rates are cut, there is more incentive for people to borrow as thecost of borrowingis reduced. When individuals and businesses borrow more, there is more money in circulation, less incentive...
Definition: metabolic or physiologic adjustment in response to an environmentalstimulusresulting in the improved ability to cope with the changing environment Table of Contents If we look over evolutionary history, we find that it’s neither the most genius and intelligent nor the strongest and the ...
–Dani Byrd and Toben H. Mintz,Discovering Speech, Words, and Mind. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 Freedom From Stimulus Control "The ability to respond freely is another key aspect of creativity: no human is obliged to make a fixed response to any situation. People can say whatever they want, or...
3. Habituation And ConservationismThere can be many benefits to allowing tourists to explore exotic lands and encounter endangered species. But before that can happen, those animals must lose their fear of humans so they don’t attack upon first sight.That is accomplished through habituation. In ...