Second-order conditioning

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/second-order-conditioning

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the related topics?Classical conditioning, operant conditioning, associative learning, habituation, sensitization, extinction
2. How does second-order conditioning happen?First, a bell becomes a cue that makes a dog salivate. Then a light is shown right before the bell, and eventually the light alone makes the dog salivate.
3. Where in the brain does second-order conditioning take place?It uses many parts of the brain, not just one spot. The amygdala helps with feelings, while the prefrontal cortex helps keep the chain of cues in mind.

Unconditioned Stimulus (US): A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.
Conditioned Stimulus (CS): A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.
Conditioned Response (CR): The learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.