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You are not as mentally advanced as you think you are. Classical conditioning, famously demonstrated by Pavlov's dogs, proves that involuntary physical…
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When a vending machine steals your coin, you do not politely walk away; you aggressively mash the button. This is an extinction burst. When a previously…
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If you keep ringing the dinner bell but completely stop serving actual dinner, the drooling eventually stops. Unpairing a stimulus from its reward breaks the…
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Rats will gladly push heavy levers for hours if you occasionally toss them a food pellet. Rewarding a specific action virtually guarantees the subject will do…
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Give a child a candy for screaming, and congratulations, you have built a screaming machine. Operant conditioning relies on reinforcements to alter voluntary…
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You successfully quit biting your nails years ago, yet one afternoon you catch yourself gnawing on your thumb. Spontaneous recovery is the cruel joke of…
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