Feb 212010
Any help on the question would be appreciated. If it helps, I’m to fully explain the process and identify the simuluses and responses, both unconditioned and conditioned.
I’m in a social pysch class and missed a few classes, so I’m just looking for guidance. Also, I already know what all of the above terms mean and understand them.
Thank you very much and 10 points to a best answer!
Hm. Let’s see.
Let’s say that a fisherman takes a lucky charm onto a boat, but it’s not a charm yet. While on this boat, with this charm, the man never seems to run into a storm. He feels reinforced in his mind that having the charm will protect him from storms. He tells it to others, and they trust him. They will use the charm. From then on, it’s a confirmation bias of information. But that would be more like operant conditioning, so let’s try classic.
Let’s say that this same fisherman goes on a trip (unconditioned stimulus) and brings along a jewel (conditioned stimulus). He gets in a wreck from a storm (unconditioned response). From then on, he will associate the jewel (conditioned stimulus) with the storm (unconditioned response) to produce fear (conditioned response). Then it moves memetically through society.
I might be a bit off, but that’s how I see it.
In first place is…. ” religion !!!” The need for a savior, compounded by hunger and poverty. Conditioned to believe that no good can come of ones life. The search for an answer becomes to great with no answer. When all along the answer is within ones own will.