This is an unconscious process and has not been previously learnt. This is a certain object or stimulus that triggers an automatic/involuntarily bodily response. The experiment consists of 4 different elements. The experiment was conducted in 1906 and was a major catalyst in the development and understanding of learning and behaviour theories.
This experiment led to the discovery of a type of learning called Classical Conditioning (as termed by Pavlov). Thus began the infamous Pavlov’s dogs experiment. To prove his theory, Pavlov built a machine that would accurately determine and measure the amount of saliva produced when the food was presented. Through his observations, he believed that dogs begin to salivate when they heard the bell that was rung before the food was presented. He began to observe dogs and their eating patterns to identify when they begin to salivate. Ivan Pavlov was a Russian Physiologist who was interested in understanding canine physiology and was especially interested in their digestive systems. The phenomenon of Classical Conditioning was discovered by Ivan Pavlov.
It is the process of creating a link between a conditioned stimulus and a conditioned response. Have you ever heard a song or tune from your childhood and felt an instant rush of nostalgia or happiness? That tune and the happiness/nostalgic feeling are interconnected by association, which we call Classical Conditioning.Ĭlassical Conditioning is a psychological phenomenon in which one learns by pairing two or more stimuli to create an association.
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