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Is facial recognition considered Pavlovian Conditioning?
If a first grader's face lights up with recognition at the sight of his grandfather, is this in some way considered Pavlovian Conditioning? I think I have an idea but I wouldn't be able to explain why.
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
I'm sure Pavlovian conditioning isn't the only way to explain this, but it CAN be explained that way. The first grader has been conditioned (through experience) to associate his grandfather with positive things. For example, the first grader knows that Grandad always gets him ice cream. Thus, he gets excited when his grandfather shows up. It's the same thing as the first grader being happy to see the cookie jar opened up. He's been conditioned to believe he'll be getting a cookie if the lid comes off, so he gets excited. Same idea.
UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS - Ice cream
UNCONDITIONED RESPONSE - "Yay!" What first grader doesn't love ice cream?
CONDITIONED STIMULUS - Grandfather
CONDITIONED RESPONSE - "I'm going to get ice cream! Awesome!"
Hope that helps.
Source(s): Myself; two years in psychology
