IVAN PAVLOV

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
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BASIC PRINCIPLE

stimulus –response association and

stimulus substitution
 Classical conditioning
“process in which a conditioned stimulus came
to elicit a response after having been paired
with an unconditional stimulus”.
EXPERIMENT
Before giving food to dog a bell was rung. The
experiment continued for several days. After that
the bell was rung, without any food the dog
secreted saliva in the same measure as before.
The response of salivation which was originally confined to the sight of the food
(UCR) was now transferred to the sounding of bell (CR). The continued
response is acquired by pairing CS and UCS repeatedly.

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Conditioning process

Before conditioning: food (UCS)

salivation(UCR)

During conditioning: Bell+Food listening +salivation

(CS + UCS) (UCR)

After conditioning: Bell (CS) salivation(CR)

 EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
• For developing good habits such as cleanliness, respect for elders etc. the principle of
classical conditioningcanbeused.
• Breakingof badhabits,eliminationoffearetc. deconditioningishelpful.
• Useof A.Vaidsinteachinglearningprocessinvolvesclassicalconditioningprinciple.
• Fordevelopingpositiveattitudesclassicalconditioningprinciplescanbeused.
• Foruse inpsychotherapy.