Classical Conditioning

Ivan Pavlov a famous Russian Psychologist developed the principles of classical conditioning in which we will discuss, what exactly classical conditioning is the examples are of classical conditioning and how it may apply to child rearing.

Classical Conditioning- A type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to bring about a response after it is paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about the response.

The demonstration of Classical Conditioning Ivan Pavlov would conduct his experiment using a dog. He attached a tube to the salivary gland of the dog, allowing him to measure precisely the dog’s salivation. He then rang a bell and, just a few seconds later, presented the dog with meat. At first the dog would salivate only when

The dog has been exposed to classical conditioning.

To expand once again on the meaning of classical conditioning it is a type of learning it gives the definite implication that the learning is influenced by someone or possible environment. A natural stimulus such as the (experimenter footsteps) in reference to Ivan Pavlov experiment comes to elicit a response after being paired with the stimulus (food) in this case that naturally brings about that response because the dog is being trained in such a way.

Since the time children are born they are learning through classical condition we can say from the beginnings of infancy babies are classical conditioned to express some sort of emotion when hungry or when a mother is holding her infant the infant begins to search for the breast to nurse because the baby has been condition to nurse. Another example pertaining to nursing is a baby whose mother uses baby bottle to feed the baby milk formula the same stimulus occurs causing baby to cry or get excited because the baby is responding to the

One can read as many parenting books although they can be resourceful and helpful nothing compares to the actual experience of being a parent we impart our values our expectations and importantly leading by example There is no individual in a child’s life that doesn’t influence their development more than the parent every aspect through the child’s life starting with the genetic makeup is greatly influenced by the parents. It is the parents responsibility in directing how the child’s development through discipline and classical conditioning are one of the important parenting styles one can used in child rearing because it’s the direct influence of the parent to child disciplining or rearing a child has capacity to impact the child life socially emotionally and behaviorally. Classical conditioning can be useful in child rearing can be used as a method to breaking bad habits or behaviors and ridding of and identifying phobias and fears for i.e. I have noticed my son showing signs of anxiety when dogs are approaching he quickly wants to be picked up or moved from the vicinity I asked him why he reacts this way to