The Four Key elements used to describe Classical Conditioning.

[A_hma_d]

Would anyone please describe the Four Key elements used to describe Classical Conditioning in simple and understandable words for me.
Thanks in advance.

[brenden]

Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) - This is the thing that naturally makes a reflexive response happen. So in Pavlov's experiment, the meat powder was the UCS because it naturally made salivation happen.
Unconditioned response (UCR) - This is the reflex that occurs because of the UCS being present. So, the reflex in Pavlov's dogs was them producing more spit than normal because of the meat powder.
Conditioned Stimulus (CS) - This is the stimulus that BEFORE conditioning produced a neutral, or no response at all, but AFTER conditioning will produce a response. So the bell in Pavlov's dogs was originally the neutral stimulus, but is now the CS because it produces the salivation now.
Conditioned Response (CR) - In an answer, this will have the same answer as the UCR. It is the response produced by the conditioned stimulus. So, when they salivated to the sound of a bell, it was a conditioned response, because they had the same reflexive response, but to something that normally would produce no reflex.

[A_hma_d]

Thank you this is so helpful

[brenden]

You're welcome anytime