What is classical conditioning?

Question

What is classical conditioning?

Answer 1

http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/be...

http://psychology.about.com/od/behaviora...

here are some links for you to read on that topic.

Answer 2

Something like Pavlov's dog.

Pavlov had a dog and everytime the dog's food was ready, Pavlov would ring a bell.

He continued to do so until the dog associated and automatically thought the ringing of the bell meant he was going to be fed - so he would salivate, even when there was no food for him. He was conditioned for this reaction to happen. This is classical conditioning.

Answer 3

Teaching a response to a neutral stimulus through a series of rewards.  Most well known are Pavlov's dogs, who were taught to salivate at the ring of a bell.