same chime as your cell phoneHave you reflexively reached your cellphone while hearing the same chime as yours? Whenever we are around someone’s cellphone and hear their phone ringing as same as our phone, we reflexively reach to our phones and this is due to classical conditioning. Our body shows an unconditional response to the conditional stimulus.
getting vacinated at schoolDo you remember getting vaccinated in a school as a child? As soon as a child starting crying after getting a shot of vaccination, the other students standing in the queue also starts crying. They have already associated the needle with the pain.
post tromatic disorderHave you ever been a victim of an accident in your life? People who have been through a traumatic experience may feel a rush of anxiety or respond with fear if they’re found stuck in a similar situation. For example, folks who have been a victim of a car accident may have a hard time stepping inside another vehicle again or who has been a victim of an animal bite may have developed a long time fear towards that animal, even at sometimes that particular animal might not be harmful.
experiences with food poisoningif you were to eat something and get food poisonings you will be scared to eat that because you think that it will get you sick again.
negative reinforcemnetAn employer offering an employee a day off is an example of negative reinforcement. Rather than giving a tangible reward, they reduce the presence of something undesirable; that is, the amount of time spent at work.
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hungerWe all get the desire to eat (a Conditional response) at a specific time of a day, say Lunchtime (Conditional stimulus), even though at sometimes, we are not hungry. Similarly, most of the time when we pass through a particular restaurant or cross a food street, we automatically develop a desire to eat rather, even though we do not feel hungry.
association with something in the pastDo you have any particular song, object or place that reminds you of your past? When we listen to a specific song, come across any place or object, sometimes they usually remind us of our past incidents.
advertisingThe art of advertising can be considered as a classic case of classical conditioning. Companies make commercial advertisements to attract consumers. To make their products more lucrative, most of the companies use the brand value of celebrities in their advertisements. By associating these celebrities with their products, they try to enhance the market values of their products; as the consumers often get convinced by the campaigns of these celebrities for a particular product.
phobias and anxietyClassical conditioning techniques are helpful to people to cope up with their phobias and anxiety related problem. Teachers in school apply this technique to decrease or remove the anxiety or phobia from the students. They pair an anxiety-provoking situation with pleasant surrounding and help the student to learn new association and behavior. This helps the student to remain calm and stress-free instead of feeling anxious. For example, a student suffering from a stage phobia when encouraged to perform on the stage repeatedly with a positive response, after some time, the phobia of the student will automatically vanish.
punishmentA sharp "No!" addressed to a pet engaging in unacceptable behavior is a classic example of punishment. The shout punishes the pet, conditioning it to avoid doing wrong behavior in the future.
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