Antonio Classical Conditioning
Antonio was taken to the hospital with a severe case of the flu at a young age, now he feels ill when he is near or visiting the hospital. This is known as classical conditioning – an association between involuntary reactions to certain stimuli. Antonio was hospitalized for the flu (unconditioned response) and as a way for his body to protect itself from injury or illness, the sight of the hospital (conditioned stimulus) makes him nauseous (conditioned response). The hospital, which is the unconditioned stimulus, has nothing to do with Antonio being sick as a child, yet the association of the way he felt while being treated for the flu with it.
When I was a child, my mother and I would run errands and my behavior determined reward from punishment.
This is known as operant conditioning – how an individual learns appropriate versus inappropriate behavior and the resulting consequences. When I was out in public with my mother, I had to stay with her and mind my manners. For each successful trip, she would reward my good behavior with ice cream (positive reinforcement). Likewise, when I was rude, stubborn, and would run off, I would receive many verbal corrections (positive punishment) and no ice cream (negative punishment).
Both are ways of learning, although classical conditioning is more of an involuntary reaction and operant conditioning is about like programing a computer. Classical conditioning typically involves a bodily response the individual has a difficult time controlling, while operant conditioning gives the individual the opportunity to decide. Other examples of classical conditioning include Pavlov’s dogs salivating when they heard a bell or a child suddenly disliking their favorite food for a time because they got ill after eating it one time. Examples of operant conditioning include learning a new job/task and learning to drive.
When I was a child, my mother and I would run errands and my behavior determined reward from punishment.
This is known as operant conditioning – how an individual learns appropriate versus inappropriate behavior and the resulting consequences. When I was out in public with my mother, I had to stay with her and mind my manners. For each successful trip, she would reward my good behavior with ice cream (positive reinforcement). Likewise, when I was rude, stubborn, and would run off, I would receive many verbal corrections (positive punishment) and no ice cream (negative punishment).
Both are ways of learning, although classical conditioning is more of an involuntary reaction and operant conditioning is about like programing a computer. Classical conditioning typically involves a bodily response the individual has a difficult time controlling, while operant conditioning gives the individual the opportunity to decide. Other examples of classical conditioning include Pavlov’s dogs salivating when they heard a bell or a child suddenly disliking their favorite food for a time because they got ill after eating it one time. Examples of operant conditioning include learning a new job/task and learning to drive.