Question

why classic conditioning is called double action behaviour?

Answer 1

Classical conditioning involves learning a totally new behavior through association.

It involves the linking of two stimuli together to produce a response that is newly learned by an animal or a human being.

The two stimuli are :

1.) Unconditional stimuli:

- It produces an unconditioned response in an organism.

- It means that the stimulus has produced a response that has not been learnt.

2.) Neutral Stimulus :

- It may be an object or a person.

- This stimulus doesn't produce a response until it is paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

In classical conditioning the unconditioned stimulus is associated with the neutral stimulus and becomes a conditioned stimulus.

At this point learning takes place and this makes classical conditioning referred to as a double action behaviour.

Answer 2

Classical Conditioning. By Saul McLeod, updated 2018. Classical conditioning (also known as Pavlovian conditioning) is learning through association and was discovered by Pavlov, a Russian physiologist. In simple terms two stimuli are linked together to produce a new learned response in a person or animal.

So it is called double action behavior.