Psychology Definitions



Here are some of the key terms that are used in chapter 7. Hopefully, they will help with the understanding of the concepts of conditioning and advertising.


Classical Conditioning A type of learning in which a neutral stimulus acquires the ability to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus. Also called Pavlovian Conditioning.

Conditionined Response A learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs because of previous conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus A previously neutral stimulus that has, through conditioning, acquired the capacity to evoke a conditioned response.

Learning A relatively durable change in behaviour or knowledge that is due to experience.

Unconditioned Response An unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus A stimulus that evokes an unconditioned response without previous conditioning.