Stimulus Generalization Under The Classical Theory Of Learning
Stimulus generalization is when stimuli elicit similar responses to previously conditioned stimuli that share certain qualities.
Stimulus generalization under the classical theory of learning. Stimulus generalization is the tendency for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response has been conditioned. Based on how the learning method works there are five general principles in classical conditioning. Although operant and classical conditioning both involve behaviors controlled by environmental stimuli they differ in nature.
Salivation that is usually similar to the one elicited by the potent stimulus. According to guilford the most simile interpretation of this phenomenon is that when two stimuli are presented repeatedly together the new one first then the original effective one the new one also becomes effective. This idea of association has been the basis of the conditioned response theory according to which learning consists in building up of new associative bonds between a stimulus and a response.
By associating the subject with stimulus subject outputs new responses and learns a behavior. The theory generally refers to acquiring of new behavior via association with various stimuli. Pavlov not only tuning fork but also maybe hitting the edge of a glass.
It also refers to the learning process that results from this pairing through which the neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response e g. For example if a dog has been conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell the animal may also exhibit the same response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus. See honig urcuioli 1981 for a review.
For example consider an individual having an embarrassing experience in a nightclub e g being turned down when requesting to dance with someone. Stimulus generalization occurs when a response that has been reinforced in the presence of one stimulus occurs for the first time in the presence of a structurally similar stimulus fields reeve adams verhave 1991. Food is paired with a previously neutral stimulus e g.
Stimulus generalization not only the conditioned stimulus under which a response was first learned can elicit the response cr but also a range of similar stimuli. Classical conditioning also known as pavlovian or respondent conditioning refers to a learning procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus e g. In cognitivism theory learning occurs when the student reorganises information either by finding new explanations or adapting old ones.