What are the principles of classical conditioning in psychology?
Classical conditioning involves the following: An unconditioned stimulus (like food) elicits an unconditioned response (salivation). Repeated pairing of a new stimulus (bell) with the unconditioned stimulus (food) elicits still unconditioned response (salivation). Over time and repeated pairing of the US and CS, eventually the conditioned stimulus (alone) will elicit the now conditioned response (salivation) without the food coming into the picture. The conditioned response (salivation) although identical in kind to the unconditioned response is now CONDITIONED because it occurs in response to the bell (not the presentation of food).
