Classical Conditioning

Step One: a neutral stimulus is given (represented by ‘NS’)

Step Two: the NS is combined with an unconditioned stimulus (USC) which results in an unconditioned response (UCR)

Step Three: a conditioned stimulus is created (represented by ‘CS’) which results in a conditioned response (CR)

Published by Ivan Pavlov in 1901, this theory involves three main steps.

a conditioned, or desired, response will disappear over time when the conditioned stimulus is no longer applied


sometimes there is the weak appearance of a response that was thought to be extinct


when similar responses are given to different stimuli



when the subject can discriminate, or separate and categorize, stimuli

Ivan Pavlov’s Dog Experiment

Tricia Leigh

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Extinction:


Spontaneous Recovery:


Stimulus Generalization:


Stimulus Discrimination: