I am trying to list the elements of classical conditioning in a taste aversion. My taste aversion is for bananas. I developed a hatred for them after becoming sick when they were put in something I had to drink when I got sick.
Would by neutral stimulus be bananas?
Unconditional stimulus is sight/smell/taste of bananas?
Conditioned response is feeling sick/vomiting
Conditioned stimulus is bananas
Conditioned response is feeling sick?
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In classical conditioning, the unconditoned stimulus (US) is one which reflexively causes a response. One example is putting something into your mouth causes salivation. In this case the unconditioned response (UR) is the response to a US presented alone, the salivation.
A conditioned stimulus (CS) originally has little or no effect. Only when the CS is repeatedly paired with a US (or previously learned CS) will it become a CS. A good example is the sound of a cellophane wrapper being opened. Originally it has little or no effect. However, after being repeatedly paired with eating candy or other foods, it alone will produce the conditioned response. The conditioned response (CR) is one given to the CS when presented alone.
You are correct in identifying the components of classical conditioning in your taste aversion for bananas. Let's break down your analysis:
1. Neutral stimulus: The neutral stimulus is initially neutral and does not elicit any significant response. In this case, prior to the conditioning, bananas would be the neutral stimulus. You did not have any particular response or association with bananas before this experience.
2. Unconditioned stimulus: The unconditioned stimulus is the one that naturally elicits a response without any prior learning. In your case, the unconditioned stimulus would be the sight, smell, and taste of bananas. This stimulus alone does not require any prior conditioning to trigger a response.
3. Unconditioned response: The unconditioned response refers to the natural, unlearned response that is automatically produced by the unconditioned stimulus. In your case, feeling sick and vomiting were the unconditioned responses that occurred naturally when you consumed the bananas and got sick afterwards.
4. Conditioned stimulus: The conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, through conditioning, becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus and eventually elicits a response. In your case, bananas become the conditioned stimulus because they were initially neutral but later became associated with feeling sick and vomiting.
5. Conditioned response: The conditioned response is the learned response that is elicited by the conditioned stimulus. In your case, feeling sick would be the conditioned response because it was a learned response that developed as a result of the association between the bananas (conditioned stimulus) and the feeling of being sick (unconditioned response).
So, to summarize:
- Neutral stimulus: Bananas (prior to the conditioning)
- Unconditioned stimulus: Sight/smell/taste of bananas
- Unconditioned response: Feeling sick/vomiting (natural response)
- Conditioned stimulus: Bananas (after the conditioning)
- Conditioned response: Feeling sick (learned response)
In classical conditioning, the goal is to associate a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to create a conditioned response. In your case, the taste aversion for bananas was developed through this process.