![]() instrumental learning and human associative memory), a number of observations differentiate them, especially the contingencies whereby learning occurs. Though it is sometimes hard to distinguish classical conditioning from other forms of associative learning (e.g. Pavlovian conditioning is distinct from operant conditioning (instrumental conditioning), through which the strength of a voluntary behavior is modified, either by reinforcement or by punishment, however, classical conditioning can affect operant conditioning that classically conditioned stimuli can reinforce operant responses.Ĭlassical conditioning is a basic behavioral mechanism, and its neural substrates are now beginning to be understood. In the study of digestion, Pavlov observed that the experimental dogs salivated when fed red meat. ![]() The Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov studied classical conditioning with detailed experiments with dogs, and published the experimental results in 1897. ![]() salivation) from the neutral stimulus rather than the physiological stimulus. The term classical conditioning also refers to the subject animal's learning from the pairing of a physiologic stimulus with a neutral stimulus, which elicits the required response (e.g. food) is paired with a neutral stimulus (e.g. For other uses, see Pavlov's dog (disambiguation).Ĭlassical conditioning (also respondent conditioning and Pavlovian conditioning) is a behavioral procedure in which a biologically potent physiological stimulus (e.g. For the Pavlovian Upper Paleolithic culture, see Pavlovian culture. "Pavlov's dog" and "Pavlovian" redirect here.
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