Choose a behavior that you would like to change (either your own behavior, someone you know or an animal in your life) and use the techniques of classical conditioning learning to change this behavior. This example can be real or hypothetical.
Explain how you would classically condition a behavior in an organism by answering the following questions. (Please be very specific and detailed in your answers and write in full sentences.)
- What is the target behavior and the person and/or animal chosen for this scenario?
- Why did you choose this behavior?
- Explain what your acquisition phase consists of and be sure to include the timing and the frequency of the pairing of the NS and US.
- Why did you choose this timing and frequency of the pairing of the NS and US?
- In your example, what is the NS, US, UR, CS, and CR?
- What are the challenges to changing the target behavior?
- How would you extinguish the behavior?
- How would you prevent against generalization?
- How would you check for spontaneous recovery?
- Would this example be ethical if executed? Why or why not?
I have provided a website with examples for students, but please come up with your own example for this class discussion board.
Classical Conditioning Examples:
https://advergize.com/psy/7-classical-conditioning-examples-daily-life/
As a reminder, the response that is desired in classical conditioning is an automatic reaction (i.e. - an emotion or a physiological response). The response is not chosen by the organism.
Sample Solution