Bellringer: 3A Classical Bellringer: 3A Classical Conditioning Conditioning

What is LearningWhat is Learning??• A change in mental

state and behavior of the learner.

• Seen through observation.

• Results from experience (repetition).

• Can be applied or transferred to a new situation.

• All 5 senses contribute to learning.

“I think Mom’s using the can opener.”

How do we learn? How do we learn? • Anything we were born knowing

how to do is NOT a result of learning– Example: A baby crying

• Learning is achieved through EXPERIENCE.– Example: A baby walking

How Do we Learn? How Do we Learn? • Trying things by ourselves• Watching others• Reading books• ASSOCIATION

– Example: Tell me what comes to mind, emotions specifically, when you see the following picture….

Tell me what comes to mind, emotions specifically, when you see this picture?

What comes to mind when you hear this sound?

AssociationAssociation• Stimulus- something that

produces a reaction• Reaction- response• Result in pairing a stimulus

and response= association • Conditioning- learning through

the pairing of different stimuli

Classical Classical ConditioningConditioning

• Ivan Pavlov was a Russian scientist who studied how dogs responded to certain stimuli.– Can we get the dog to salivate at the anticipation of

food?– Can we get the dog to respond to a neutral stimulus?

• Pavlov’s research on learning leads to the theory of classical conditioning.

PAVLOV EXPERIMENT PAVLOV EXPERIMENT Directions:•Dab finger in powder mix and place on tongue.• Anytime I say the word “Pavlov,” you will put some tang on your tongue. Just lick your finger and dab it in the powder, and place on your tongue.•After the story has been read, see how your mouth reacts to the word Pavlov one last time WITHOUT the powder.

Classical ConditioningClassical ConditioningThe basic idea:• Stimulus(event in

environment) elicits response.

• S R

Example:

When the bell rings, the students

leave!

Alphabet Soup…Alphabet Soup…• Unconditioned stimulus (UCS):

stimulus that causes a response that is automatic, not learned.

• For example, you naturally startle if you hear an unexpected loud noise, like a firecracker. The firecracker would be the UCS.

Alphabet Soup…Alphabet Soup…• Unconditioned response (UCR):

is the response that occurs naturally after the UCS.

• So, if you heard a firecracker, the UCR would be you being startled.

Alphabet Soup…Alphabet Soup…• Neutral stimulus (NS): is a

stimulus that produces no specific response other than focusing attention.

• For example, the announcement bell gets your attention, but it doesn’t really make you stop talking.

Alphabet Soup…Alphabet Soup…• Conditioned Response (CR): is a

learned response to a stimulus that was previously neutral, or meaningless.

• If you do track and field, you learn to expect a gun going off to start the race. The CR in this example would be you running.

Alphabet Soup…Alphabet Soup…• Conditioned Stimulus (CS): is a

learned stimulus.

• So, with the track and field example, the gun would be the CS.

Pavlov’s DogsPavlov’s Dogshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqumfpxuzI

Classical Conditioning Classical Conditioning in TVin TV

While watching the tv clip determine the •Unconditioned Stimulus •Unconditioned response •Conditioned Stimulus •Conditioned Response

Common Conditioned Common Conditioned Responses Responses

UCS UCR CS CR

Drill Tension Dentist/sound of drill

Tension

Catchy jingle or slogan

Favorable feeling Product Favorable feeling

Speeding ticket Distress Flashing police car lights

Distress

Exit Slip Exit Slip • Classical Conditioning Worksheet

• Write a situation where you learned through classical conditioning

AlphabetAlphabetSoup…Soup…

• The letters you need to know are....

• Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)• Unconditioned response (UCR)• Neutral stimulus (NS)• Conditioned stimulus (CS)• Conditioned response (CR)

Classical Conditioning and Classical Conditioning and Little AlbertLittle Albert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FKZAYt77ZM• Your task is to create a “storyboard”using the

research conducted by John B. Watson (p.249) and put it on a white piece of paper

• The idea is that you illustrate/explain the experiment and include the following terminology (model after Pavlov story on p.243)

• unconditioned stimulus• unconditioned response• neutral stimulus• conditioned stimulus• conditioned response