A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
The river is frozen
stimulus that causes automatic response
Unconditioned Stimulus
A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
learned reaction
Conditioned Response
stimulus that doesn’t trigger a response
Neutral Stimulus
What did the father of classical conditioning study to observe this phenomena?
Dogs
automatic reaction
Unconditioned Response
learned stimulus
Conditioned Stimulus
What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
a map
Who is the father of classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov
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