CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Classical Conditioning



Classical Conditioning

Introduction

Classical conditioning (also called conditioning respondent) is a concept of behaviorism proposed by Ivan Pavlov in the early twentieth century. This theory focuses on learning outcomes due to the association between environmental stimuli and the automatic reactions of the body. This notion of involuntary reaction is the main point that differentiates the operant conditioning. Following the studies of Pavlov, John Watson was also interested in the packaging. He believed that all behaviors are complex chains of conditioned behavior. Learning through classical conditioning is the basis for many phobias. Ivan Pavlov is best renowned for his trials and ideas considering academic conditioning and is often mentioned to as the Father of Classical Conditioning. Pavlov first came across trained reflexes unintentionally, while carrying out digestive experiments. He observed that a dog would start to salivate upon hearing the steps of his trainer directly before the dog was fed (Gilgen, 2002).Discussion

Theory of Classical conditioning

In the early twentieth century, Ivan Pavlov was conducting research on the salivation of dogs for a program of research on digestion. To do this, make an incision in the cheek of a dog and inserting a pipe harvested saliva produced by salivary gland of the animal. Then he put meat powder in the dog's mouth and watched the effect. He noticed that a dog who was returning in the research laboratory after several times, began to salivate before even be fed. The dog just salivate to see the room where the dish of food is present, the person who gave it or to smell the meat.

Pavlov saw this phenomenon as the basis of learning and pointed to this phenomenon by the name of the conditioned reflex (or conditioned) or Pavlov reflex. Subsequently, he bent over this discovery the rest of his life. He developed and the whole concept of conditioning respondent ...