part one

Classical Conditioning discussion

Goal:

To distinguish between the different types of conditioning in your own life and apply the concepts to real-world behaviors.

Instructions:

This discussion is lengthy, please take your time as there are a lot of key terms that can get confusing.

1. Please give an example of Classical Conditioning from your life.
2. Identify the unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, neutral stimulus, conditioned stimulus, and conditioned response (You must use ALL of these terms to receive credit).
3. Think about how classical conditioning (associative learning) works in advertising. Find an ad/commercial on YouTube posted within the last three years in which associative learning is being used and embed the video here. Discuss why you feel associative learning is being used and the response the ad is meant to elicit. Please do not use the Nike example from the video.
4. Comment on another student’s ad and analysis. What did you find interesting? Do you feel this ad is a good example of classical conditioning?

part two

Please ask one question about classical conditioning or learning in general. What topic are you confused about? Please think of a complex question (Basic definition questions such as “what is the conditioned response) will not be marked as complete.

answer each part sparetly