I would think that this is equivalent to eye blink conditioning. In the absence of further pairings, the conditioned dilation would quickly extinguish itself.
Miguel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally Walters" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 6:10:30 PM Subject: [tips] Is this a safe classical conditioning activity?! Re: SETs under attack again. . . I like the activity that Hock (2013 suggests: to classically condition the pupil of the eye to dilate to the sound of a bell . However somebody asked me if it was safe and I realized I don’t know the answer! It’s a homework activity, done by turning out the lights after ringing a bell. I’d also have them try to extinguish the response. I assume it’s safe, but does anyone know anything to the contrary?? Hock, R. R. (2013). Forty studies that changed psychology (7 th ed.). Boston: Pearson. Thanks, Sally Walters Thompson Rivers University --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce629&n=T&l=tips&o=26188 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-26188-466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=26197 or send a blank email to leave-26197-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
