An association between an experience and a subsequent so-called reaction; the natural learning process Ivan P. Pavlov demonstrated when he correlated the ringing of a bell to the secretion of saliva in dogs.
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According to the behaviourist approach we learn, or become conditioned, to behave the way we do. We form learnt behaviours as a result of associating a particular stimulus with a particular response. If we want a bus to stop, on seeing it, we stick out our hand. Very often reinforcement helps in the formation of stimulus-response units of behaviour...
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