The document discusses classical conditioning, a form of learning where a stimulus that does not naturally elicit a response comes to do so after being associated with a stimulus that does. It defines key terms like unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, and conditioned response. The text is from a Holt, Rinehart and Winston psychology textbook on principles of practice, focusing on classical conditioning in chapter 6.

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Simple form of learning in
which one stimulus calls forth
the response that is usually
called forth by another stimulus
This occurs when the two
stimuli have been associated
with each other

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Stimulus-
Something that
triggers a
response.
Example: touching
a hot surface would
be the stimulus to
remove your hand
from that surface.
Conditioning=
learning
Classical Conditioning

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Terms that are important in
understanding classical conditioning:
 Unconditioned stimulus (US) – a stimulus that
causes a response that is automatic, not learned
 Unconditioned response (UR) – the response that is
automatic, not learned
Section 1: Classical Conditioning

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 Conditioned Stimulus (CS) – a previously
neutral stimulus that, because of pairing with
an unconditioned stimulus, now causes a
conditioned response
 Conditioned Response (CR) – a learned
response to a stimulus that was previously
neutral or meaningless
IMPORTANT TERMS (continued)

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