Classical conditioning is a learning process where an involuntary response becomes associated with a stimulus other than the original trigger. It involves a reflex response to an unconditioned stimulus, which triggers an unconditioned response. Through repeated pairing with a neutral stimulus, the neutral stimulus can elicit a conditioned response, becoming a conditioned stimulus. The key elements are the unconditioned stimulus and response, the neutral stimulus that becomes conditioned, and the conditioned response it produces.

1. Elements of Classical Conditioning

2. Classical Conditioning
Classical conditioning is the learning to make an involuntary (reflex)
response to a stimulus other than the original, natural stimulus
that normally produces the reflex.
• Elements of classical conditioning theory
• Reflex (Involuntary Response)
• Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)
• Unconditioned Response (UCR)
• Neutral Stimulus (NS)
• Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
• Conditioned Response (CR).
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3. Elements of Classical Conditioning
 Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)
in classical conditioning, a naturally occurring stimulus
that leads to an involuntary and unlearned response.
 Unconditioned Response (UCR)
In classical conditioning, an involuntary and unlearned
response to a naturally occurring or unconditioned
stimulus.
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