Backward Conditioning 🔙
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Let’s talk about Backward Conditioning 🔙.Â
What is it?
Backward conditioning is a behavior conditioning method in which the unconditioned stimulus (US) is presented before a neutral stimulus (NS).
Examples -
To use a Pavlovian example, an experimenter rings a bell (NS) before they present the food (UCS). Eventually the bell will cause salivation without the presentation of food which is when it becomes a CS.
In backward conditioning, the US (food) is presented to a dog before the NS (a bell). Therefore, the dog does not associate the bell with food and the NS will not become a CS and cause salivation on its own. [1]
Where does it occur?
It happens in the cases of Classical conditioning (also Pavlovian conditioning or respondent conditioning) which is a kind of learning that occurs when a conditioned stimulus (CS) is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US).
This is also because the conditioned stimulus serves as a signal that the unconditioned stimulus has ended.
Why do I need to know?
Classical conditioning has been applied in other areas as well. For example, it may affect the body's response to psychoactive drugs, the regulation of hunger, research on the neural basis of learning and memory, and in certain social phenomena such as the false consensus effect. [2]
References & Studies: -
https://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Backward+Conditioning+%28Backward+Pairing%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_conditioning
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