Pavlovian conditioning
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Pavlovian conditioning is a form of associative learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being repeatedly paired with a stimulus that naturally produces that response.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pavlovian conditioning canonical | 2 |
| Classical conditioning | 1 |
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Target entity: Pavlovian conditioning Context triple: [Ivan Pavlov, knownFor, Pavlovian conditioning]
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behaviorism
Behaviorism is a psychological approach that explains behavior in terms of observable actions shaped by environmental stimuli and reinforcement, largely rejecting internal mental states as objects of scientific study.
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Skinner box
The Skinner box is an experimental apparatus used in behavioral psychology to study and control animal learning through systematically administered rewards and punishments.
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radical behaviorism
Radical behaviorism is a school of psychology that explains behavior primarily in terms of observable actions and environmental contingencies, extending this analysis to private events like thoughts and feelings without invoking internal mental causes.
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The Structure of Behavior
The Structure of Behavior is a foundational philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critiques both empiricism and intellectualism while developing a phenomenological account of perception and embodied behavior.
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Hebbian learning
Hebbian learning is a neurobiological and computational learning principle often summarized as "cells that fire together wire together," where the connection between neurons is strengthened when they are activated simultaneously.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pavlovian conditioning Target entity description: Pavlovian conditioning is a form of associative learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being repeatedly paired with a stimulus that naturally produces that response.
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A.
behaviorism
Behaviorism is a psychological approach that explains behavior in terms of observable actions shaped by environmental stimuli and reinforcement, largely rejecting internal mental states as objects of scientific study.
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B.
Skinner box
The Skinner box is an experimental apparatus used in behavioral psychology to study and control animal learning through systematically administered rewards and punishments.
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C.
radical behaviorism
Radical behaviorism is a school of psychology that explains behavior primarily in terms of observable actions and environmental contingencies, extending this analysis to private events like thoughts and feelings without invoking internal mental causes.
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D.
The Structure of Behavior
The Structure of Behavior is a foundational philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critiques both empiricism and intellectualism while developing a phenomenological account of perception and embodied behavior.
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E.
Hebbian learning
Hebbian learning is a neurobiological and computational learning principle often summarized as "cells that fire together wire together," where the connection between neurons is strengthened when they are activated simultaneously.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
associative learning
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classical conditioning ⓘ learning process ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
classical conditioning
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respondent conditioning ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
addiction research
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emotional conditioning ⓘ phobia treatment ⓘ place preference learning ⓘ taste aversion learning ⓘ |
| classicExample | dog salivation to bell after pairing with food ⓘ |
| conditionedResponseExample | salivation to bell ⓘ |
| conditionedStimulusExample | bell sound ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | operant conditioning ⓘ |
| coreConcept | associative learning between stimuli ⓘ |
| definition | a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally elicits that response ⓘ |
| developedBy | Ivan Pavlov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | voluntary behavior ⓘ |
| firstDemonstratedIn | experiments with dogs ⓘ |
| focusesOn | stimulus-stimulus associations ⓘ |
| foundationFor | behaviorism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
B. F. Skinner
NERFINISHED
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John B. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
conditioned response
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conditioned stimulus ⓘ neutral stimulus ⓘ unconditioned response ⓘ unconditioned stimulus ⓘ |
| keyProcess |
acquisition of association
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discrimination ⓘ extinction ⓘ generalization ⓘ spontaneous recovery ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ivan Pavlov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenInvolves |
autonomic nervous system responses
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reflexive responses ⓘ |
| requires | repeated pairings of stimuli ⓘ |
| resultsIn | conditioned response to previously neutral stimulus ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
animal learning theory
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behavioral psychology ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasisFor | many behaviorist theories ⓘ |
| unconditionedResponseExample | salivation to food ⓘ |
| unconditionedStimulusExample | food ⓘ |
| usedIn |
behavior therapy
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exposure therapy ⓘ systematic desensitization ⓘ |
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