Most People Believe That When Conditioning Occurs, There Must Be

question 62

Essay

Most people believe that when conditioning occurs, there must be an awareness of the connection between the CS and US.For example, when Pavlov rang a bell, this made the dog think of food, and thinking of food made the dog salivate.What is wrong with this view? (In answering this question, you may want to mention the experiment of K.Diven (1937).

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Definitions:

Recency Judgments

The evaluations or decisions made based on the most recent information or experiences, rather than on earlier data.

Attributions

The process by which individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behavior.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that influences behavior in a way that causes the belief to become true.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging others' behavior.