15. Describe stimulus generalization, higher order conditioning, discrimination, and extinction in classical conditioning.
Stimulus generalization- after the conditioned stimulus has done something, it will then keep doing similar responses. For an example if you get afraid of an animal, you will always be afraid of that animal.
Higher order conditioning-this is when a conditioned stimulus in one conditioned experience is added to a new stimulus, which then creates another conditioned stimulus. For an example, an animal that has learned a tone predicts food might also learn that a light predicts the tone also, and then will respond to the light alone.
Discrimination-this is the learned ability to notice between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus. For an example, a dog only responded to one tone, and ignored other tones.
Extinction- this occurs when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow the conditioned stimulus; when a response is no longer giving off an action or response.
Examples
Website 1 explains stimulus generalization.
Website 2 explains extinction.
Higher order conditioning-this is when a conditioned stimulus in one conditioned experience is added to a new stimulus, which then creates another conditioned stimulus. For an example, an animal that has learned a tone predicts food might also learn that a light predicts the tone also, and then will respond to the light alone.
Discrimination-this is the learned ability to notice between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus. For an example, a dog only responded to one tone, and ignored other tones.
Extinction- this occurs when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow the conditioned stimulus; when a response is no longer giving off an action or response.
Examples
Website 1 explains stimulus generalization.
Website 2 explains extinction.