CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Discrimination learning is defined in psychology as the ability to respond differently to different stimuli. This type of learning is used in studies regarding operant and classical conditioning. Operant conditioning involves the modification of a behavior by means of reinforcement or punishment.

Detailed explanation-2: -When an organism learns to respond differently to various stimuli that are similar, it is called stimulus discrimination. In classical conditioning terms, the organism demonstrates the conditioned response only to the conditioned stimulus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stimulus discrimination is a component of cognitive behavioral treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Clients are guided to deliberately attend to differences between then (danger at the time of the trauma) and now (safety in the present).

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition of Stimulus Discrimination The person (or animal!) will respond only to that stimulus and not to others. For example, Pavlov’s dog started to salivate when it heard the sound of a bell, but it did not salivate in response any other sounds.

Detailed explanation-5: -Stimulus discrimination is used in classical and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning is a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with an unconditioned response, and the neutral stimulus becomes conditioned to produce the response or behavior.