Behaviour Development Through Classical Conditioning

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Behaviour development through classical conditioning
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Introduction
The discussion critically reviews various aspects associated with the behavior that I have
developed. Analysis of this behavior will be carried out by applying different elements of
classical conditioning. In this paper, we are going to explain classical conditioning as an as part
of learning. Besides, the article critically carries out an analysis of Pavlov's discovery by
analyzing the various elements of classical conditioning, which are comprised of the theory.
After behavior identification, the article will cover how the behavior came about through
classical conditioning. The personal behavior under discussion in this article is listening to
music, which is a conditioned stimulus and playing basketball, which is an unconditioned
stimulus. Also, the paper will provide a critical perspective on classical conditioning by offering
an alternative explanation of my behavior. Lastly, a conclusion will be developed regarding the
newly learned ideas and a point of review left for the reader to think about critically.
In analysis of how classical conditioning works, Pavlov's discovery would be applied.
Pavlov's hypothesis is a learning method that comprises bringing together a stimulus with an in
structional response.In his well-known experiment where Pavlov's used dogs, he found out that
events and items could help ignite an instructional response. The research commenced with
Pavlov demonstrations. He demonstrated how the availability of a plate of dog nourishment
would help ignite unessential feedback (salivation). On the other hand, he notices that his dogs
began to engage his experiment assistant with food, forming learning, and a controlled outcome.
Also, Pavlov designed another study using an alarm as a neutral incentive.AS he offered meals to
the mongrel, Pavlov rang the alarm. Repeating the above process, he tried ringing the alarm
without nourishing the mongrels. An increment in salivation from the mongrel occurred and, as a
result, a new controlled response in the mongrel.

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Lastly, the Pavlov hypothesis thereafter established into classical controlling, which touches on
studying that relates unconditioned incentivethat already leads in feedback with a new,
conditioned incentive. Due to that, the new incentive offers a similar response (Weiten &
McCann, 2019).
Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) can be explained by the help of classical conditioning,
which is itself a learning process. In this learning process, Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is the
motivation that naturally, automatically, and unconditionally causes activation to a response. The
response is independent of the learning process, meaning it can occur before the learning
process.
Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) can be related to the Pavlov's dog experiment in the
following way. The dogs in this experiment salivated upon smelling food hence began salivating.
The salivating process occurred naturally simply because these dogs smelled food. In this
experiment, the smell of the food was the unconditioned process. The process required no study
but occurred naturally.
Unconditioned response (UCR). The answer developed in an organism as a result of the
unconditioned stimulus. The response occurs when an n organism is in a stimulus environment
hence causing unlearned behavior.
Unconditioned response (UCR) can be exemplified with the Pavlov's dog experiment in
the following way. When the dogs smelled or saw the food, they began salivating naturally. The
natural salivation process is the unconditioned response in Pavlov's experiment.
Conditioned stimulus (CS) can be explained as a substitute that is acquired by an
organism out of learning but develops the same response as an uncontrolled stimulus. The form