her every time she smokes. The shock is the UCS and the pain is the UCR. Once the smoking becomes associated with the electric shock (acquisition), Janet will experience pain when she smokes, even without the shock. Thus the smoking will become the CS and the pain the CR (but only if the shock is no longer given). Systematic Desensitization: Systematic Desensitization was developed by Joseph Wolpe and is a process that involves teaching the client to replace feelings of anxiety with relaxation. It works great with phobias. If Alex has a horrific phobia of spiders, the therapist will teach Alex relaxation techniques (or give Alex a magical feel good drug). Slowly spiders are introduced to Alex. First maybe just a picture, then one in a cage, then one outside of a cage etc... The goal is to get Alex to associate spiders with the drugs or relaxation techniques. Eventually, seeing a spider will cause Alex to relax (in theory). Most of the time, systematic desensitization occurs gradually, but some therapists use a technique called implosive therapy. Here they throw Alex in a room with thousands of spiders with the idea that if they face their fear and survive, they will realize their fear is irrational. This technique often produces a lot of anxiety. Taken from: http://www.appsychology.com/Book/Behavior/classical_conditioning.htm
her every time she smokes. The shock is the UCS and the pain is the UCR. Once the smoking becomes associated with the electric shock (acquisition), Janet will experience pain when she smokes, even without the shock. Thus the smoking will become the CS and the pain the CR (but only if the shock is no longer given). Systematic Desensitization: Systematic Desensitization was developed by Joseph Wolpe and is a process that involves teaching the client to replace feelings of anxiety with relaxation. It works great with phobias. If Alex has a horrific phobia of spiders, the therapist will teach Alex relaxation techniques (or give Alex a magical feel good drug). Slowly spiders are introduced to Alex. First maybe just a picture, then one in a cage, then one outside of a cage etc... The goal is to get Alex to associate spiders with the drugs or relaxation techniques. Eventually, seeing a spider will cause Alex to relax (in theory). Most of the time, systematic desensitization occurs gradually, but some therapists use a technique called implosive therapy. Here they throw Alex in a room with thousands of spiders with the idea that if they face their fear and survive, they will realize their fear is irrational. This technique often produces a lot of anxiety. Taken from: http://www.appsychology.com/Book/Behavior/classical_conditioning.htm