PS560 The Respondent Conditioning Process
Complete the readings and the interactive learning activity before you attempt the discussion question.
Consider your own reflexive or respondent behaviors that occur as a result of a previous stimulus-stimulus pairing in your environment. Using the respondent conditioning "equation" to guide your organization, identify the unconditioned stimulus and the unconditioned response.
Next, identify the neutral stimulus, and discuss the event(s) that contributed to the formation of the conditioned stimulus eliciting the conditioned response. How does this respondent behavior impact you in your environment? If this behavior impacts you in a negative way, describe the process you could use to extinguish the stimulus-stimulus pairing that elicits your conditioned response. If this behavior impacts you in a positive way, describe the process you could use to elicit the same response under the control of other stimuli.
Review two of your classmate's responses using following ideas as a guide:
- Are all stimuli and responses arranged correctly? If not, provide a suggestion for correction.
- Is the process for extinguishing or eliciting responses accurately discussed?
- What other suggestions do you have to address the extinguishing or eliciting of the response?
- Ask at least one thoughtful follow up question.