Module 3 Discussion -- Pop! The modern view of classical conditioning Let\'s try

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Module 3 Discussion -- Pop! The modern view of classical conditioning Let's try another experiment. For this one, you have to be able to clap VERY loudly or otherwise make a loud sound (maybe slap the desk hard? or pop a balloon?)- this is very important, so try it first and make sure it's something that would startle someone but wouldn't hurt their ears. (Sometimes it's hard to clap loud enough.) Here's how to proceed: Have a couple of people (one person is enough but you might notice things more than one) sit in front of you. Ask them to pay attention to HOW THEY REACT BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY so they can talk about it afterward. Also try yourself to notice how they react t better with Now, count slowly ("1, 2, 3") and then make that super loud sound. Pause a few seconds, then count ("1, 23) and make the same loud sound. Repeat this exact procedure two more times (a total of four times). Then, count (1.2 3") and act like you're about to make the loud sound, but just before you do it, relax and don't do it. Smile and begin to talk as if it was a joke and then after a few seconds suddenly make the loud sound a last time. 1. Ask your participants about the experience and what they felt and did each time you clapped. What do they say? What did you notice about their reactions How did they react the first time, the second time, and so on? How about the very last time when you surprised them? difference between this situation and Pavlov's experiment with salivation and dogs? explain unexpected cases of overdose? 2. Can you analyze the situation in terms of classical conditioning (UCS, UCR, CS, CR)? Can you see a subtle 3. Consider drug use and drug tolerance. Can you think of how this modern view of classical conditioning can

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Note: This response is in UK English, please paste the response to MS Word and you should be able to spot discrepancies easily. You may elaborate the answer based on personal views or your classwork if necessary. Also, you have asked for a detailed response to the 3 questions below. However, the discussion is clearly an experiment that your teacher has asked you to conduct yourself. The first question is entirely based on your record of the experiment and the result you notice and therefore I haven’t answered that. I have provided half the response to the 2nd question. You will have to embellish based on what you have noticed through the experiment.

(Answer) (2) When Ivan Pavlov first conducted the experiment on the dog, it was evident that it was a CS or a conditioned response. This is because the dog’s behaviour initially started out as an NS or neutral stimulus and was eventually coupled with a UCS or unconditioned stimulus which together amalgamated into the Conditioned Stimulus (CS) that we so often study today.

In the clapping experiment, the students were startled by the first clap and began to get conditioned to the noise as the experiment went one (assumption). They were expectant when a session of clapping was dodged and they were all mildly startled (as compared to the first time) when the clapping persisted. These are symptoms of a UCR or unconditioned response. This is where the response is distinguishable but not entirely conditioned.

(3) In the case of drug addiction, what tends to happen is that the brain becomes conditioned or accustomed to a certain amount, for instance, 1 gram. However, after a while, 1 gram is not enough as the addict is conditioned and needs more to attain the state of euphoria. This is when they gradually start to increase their intake. Although their psyche would need more to sustain the addiction, their body recognises that the intake is increasing and the organs begin to get severely affected. This is when the mind is conditioned but the body still bears the effects. According to modern classical conditioning, drug tolerance is when the individual’s tolerance increases and needs more to satisfy a certain high.

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