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Warm up March 6 Recall a situation when you taught another person how to do something. Describe the strategy you used. Now think about how you feel when you see an old flame or a person you just don't like. Describe the feeling in detail. 1-805-678-8923 Learning and Classical Conditioning Learning Outline Factors the affect learning Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Learning to Learn Conditioning Think of a song you know that brings back a certain memory or feeling. Stimulus=song Response=feelings Conditioning Exercise: Close your eyes: Think about your favorite food Is your mouth watering? If so, it’s because you are conditioned Terminology Stimulus- some action that produces activity in an organism Response- reaction of an organism to a stimulus Associations—mental connections btwn. 2 stimuli Classical Conditioning Ivan Pavlov psychologist Learning through the association of a stimulus and response Video Classical Conditioning Form of learning where 1 stimulus (thought of food) creates a response (mouth watering) in response to another stimulus(actual food) This occurs when the 2 stimuli have been associated with each other Pavlov’s Experiment He knew that dogs would salivate when meat was placed on the tongue because salivation aids in digestion He discovered that dogs began to salivate before they received the meat WHY??? Because the dogs had learned from experience that people entering the labs clinking of food trays meant that food was coming Could they learn to salivate to any stimulus that signaled meat??? Pavlov thought yes, so he had to prove it… Rang a bell, then put meat powder on dog’s tongue Dog began to salivate in response to meat powder Pavlov repeated this several times Pavlov gets tricky He rings the bell but does not follow it with meat Dogs salivated anyway They learned to salivate to the bell alone Breaking down the variables US=Unconditioned Stimulus A stimulus that causes a response that is automatic, not learned eg. Food Variables… UR=Unconditioned Response Automatic response eg. Salivation Variables… CR=Conditioned Response Learned stimulus eg. Bell Class Example Your turn… With a partner next to you (don’t get out of your seat), develop your own example Be sure to identify all the variables Think of one example of how you have been “classically conditioned” in school. Describe the variables in your example. Web Quest Go onto my website – www.ussinspire.org. Follow the link titled “Principles of Learning in the Real World”. Take notes as you go. Video – The Amazing Brain