a Classical Conditioning Analysis on Lizard Oh Lizard!

Lizard oh Lizard!

Classical Conditioning Model

Step 1 :            NS                   à       

                    (Lizard)                           (no response)

Step 2 :            NS                  

                    (Lizard)               à             UCR

                        UCS                           (Disgusted)

            (Lizard cuts off its tail)

Step 3 :            CS                   à               CR

                    (Lizard)                           (Disgusted)

Common Phenomenon  in Classical Conditioning

1. ASSOCIATIVE BIAS

UCS                                                        UCR                        

Lizard cuts off its tail          à             disgusted    

UCS                             +         NS (salient)                         UCR

Lizard cuts off its tail                     Lizard                 à        disgusted

  CS                                      CR

 Lizard                 à         Disgusted

2. Extinction

UCS                                                    UCR

Cicakman Movie         à        No more feel disgust towards lizard

 (the cool hero)

CS                                                 CR

Lizard                   à          No more feel disgust towards lizard

3. SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY

UCS                                               UCR

Trapped dead lizard    à        Feel disgusted again

CS                                        CR

Lizard        à      Feel disgusted (but weaker response)

4. GENERALIZATION

UCS                                                                                 UCR

Baby rabbits            à                       Feel disgusted because it share the common characteristics of lizard

CS                                    CR

Baby rabbits      à         Feel disgusted

5. STIMULUS DISCRIMINATION

CS+                                         UCS                               CR

Lizard              +             Lizard cut tail off    à         disgusted

CS-             +       NO UCS                                         CR

Iguana                                            à             no more feel disgusted

6.  HIGHER ORDER CONDITIONING

STEP 1:

NS                                UCS                                         UCR

Lizard      +        lizard cuts off its tail               à         disgusted    

STEP 2:

CS₁                       CR

Lizard      à    disgusted

STEP 3:

NS₂                                       CS₁                  CR

Lizard’s sound    +    Lizard    à     disgusted

STEP 4:

CS₂                                   CR

Lizard’s sound     à    disgusted

7. SENSORY PRECONDITIONING

 STEP 1:

NS₁                     NS₂

Lizard      +   Lizard’s sound         à       no response

STEP 2:

NS₁                       UCS                                 UCR

Lizard      +   Lizard cuts off  its tail      à     disgusted

STEP 3:

CS₁                           CR

Lizard   à   disgusted

CS₂                               CR

Lizard’s sound   à   disgusted