conditionedreflex
A conditioned reflex is a learned automatic response that occurs when a previously neutral stimulus begins to evoke a reflexive reaction after being paired with a stimulus that naturally elicits that reaction. In classical conditioning terms, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus (CS) and the reflex response is called the conditioned response (CR). The natural, unlearned stimulus and response are the unconditioned stimulus (US) and unconditioned response (UR).
Classical conditioning was described by Ivan Pavlov in his experiments with dogs, where the ringing of a
During acquisition, the strength of the CR increases with repeated CS–US pairings. Extinction occurs when the
Examples include taste aversion conditioned by food paired with illness, or advertising where a neutral product
Understanding conditioned reflexes informs fields such as psychology, education, and behavioral therapy, where exposure-based techniques or