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OPERANT
CONDITIONING
GROUP 1
SHRAVAN ABRAHAM
ASHWINI
SINDURA SADANANDAN
SNEHA JOHN
LEARNING
CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
A form of learning in
which one stimulus
comes to serve as a
signal for the occurrence
of a second stimulus.
PAVLOVS
EXPERIMENT
WATSONS EXPERIMENT
Basic Principles of CC
Applications of CC
Classical conditioning is effective in a number of
therapeutic treatments in humans, such asaversion therapy, systematic desensitization,
and flooding.
Classical conditioning is used not only in
therapeuticinterventions, but in everyday life
as well, such as by advertising agencies.
Understanding and treating phobias (Usually by
counter conditioning -attempting to replace the
unpleasant response (fear) with a more
pleasant response (happiness).
Conditioned Immunosuppression as a
Treatment for Lupus
Olness & Ader (1992) treated an 11-year old girl
with severe lupus
Standard treatment is cyclophosphamide (an
immunosuppressant drug), once per month for 1
year
They gave the girl a compound CS (taste of cod
liver oil & smell of rose) followed by
cyclophosphamide on 6 occasions, and on
alternating months gave her just the CS
She showed a significant reduction in symptoms
and still looked good 5 years later.
OPERANT CONDITIONING
REINFORCEMENT
PUNISHMENT
SCHEDULES OF
REINFORCEMENT