Variables Affecting Strength of Conditioning

Subsection of pavlovian classical conditioning

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Temporal relationship of CS & US
Forward relationship
Produces strongest conditioning; trace--CS presented first, small time gap, US presented; delay--while CS is there, US is presented
Simultaneous relationship
CS presented at same time as US; very little conditioning
Backward relationship
US presented before CS; produces almost no conditional response to CS b/c organisms learn to inhibit CR
2.)
CS-US Interval: time that elapses between end of CS and beginning of US
Short gap between end of CS& beginning of US
Strongest conditioning
Long interval or no interval between end of CS & beginning of US
Almost no noticeable conditioning
3.)
US Salience: how noticeable US is (eg meat)
4.)
US intensity: amount of US; conditioning is stronger with more intense stimulus
5.)
CS and US relatedness: some CS & US are more biologically related than others (eg smell and taste; touch and vision); some things just go together
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CS preexposure--if before conditioning begins, you present stimulus repeatedly, preexposed CS is inhibited
Latent inhibition
Suppression of conditioning bc subject has been exposed to stimulus many times before conditioning
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US Preexposure: US presented repeatedly before conditioning; suppresses conditioning