S–R learning model

the hypothesis that learning leads to the formation of stimulus–response connections. In classical conditioning, this connection is between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned response (e.g., between the tone and salivation in Ivan Pavlov’s procedure); in instrumental conditioning, the connection is between the discriminative stimulus and the response (e.g., between a tone and bar pressing).

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Psychology term of the day

November 27th 2024

cacoethes

n. an irresistible, and sometimes irrational, desire or compulsion.