Friday, June 29, 2012
Animal Testing Ethics
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Control/Countercontol
A Different Perspective on Skinner
post one: DARWIN
Classical Conditioning

One of the most common facets of behavioral learning theory is classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is a learning process that occurs between associations in environmental stimulus and naturally occurring stimulus. This type of conditioning involves introducing a neutral or unconditioned stimulus before a naturally occurring response. A famous study, that was conducted to prove this theory, was conducted by Ivan Pavlov and his associations with dogs. This study involved dogs that were introduced to a variety of foods. The experiment was to measure the saliva production each time the dogs were presented with food. It occurred automatically and naturally every time the dogs were presented or thought that they were going to be presented with food.
Classical Conditioning is one of my favorite theories in psychology. Unlike other interesting topics, classical conditioning is the most appealing and fun experiment to view. I have attached a funny clip from The Office. It is a funny video that relates to this topic, I hope you enjoy!
Behavior
It is interesting how behavior is learned. I love the things that we pick up and learn things from other people as we observe them. Overall all of the chapters that we read were very interesting and had a lot of new information. I learned a lot about how behavior works and hoe behavior is learned.