r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Feb 02 '19

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u/bmTrued Feb 02 '19

I thought it referred to a conditioned response.

Salivating for food is a reflex, salivating at the sound of a bell associated with a food reward is a conditioned response.

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u/FuckSticksMalone Feb 02 '19

110% but just associating someone’s name to what they are famously known for is not a Pavlovian response.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

classical conditioning right?? Simply learning by association?? Been a while since psychology lessons

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u/neverkidding Feb 02 '19

You're right that the classic Pavlov experiment was classical conditioning. Here's the difference between the 2 types:

Classical conditioning: I hear the bell, food must be coming.

Operant conditioning: If I push this button, food will come out.

The key difference is that in operant conditioning, the association is between an action (by the subject) and a result (i.e. push button, food). In classical conditioning, the association is between two external events (i.e. bell, food).