Common Phenomena in Classical Conditioning

Step 1: NS                                   No Response

            (M) 

Step 2: NS
            (M)
              +                                         UCR
           UCS
          (Rape)                          (Trauma/Anxiety)

Step 3: CS                                      CR
           (M)                             (Trauma/Anxiety)

ASSOCIATIVE BIAS:

 F really hates M. Everything regarding M, make her remember back about that tragedy. When she looks at the other guys she will get traumatize again. Especially, when it is related to M for examples, the color of his shirt, his perfumes, the way he walks and the style of his hair on that night, even though he was not M. Every time she heard the same kind of voice like M, she will become anxious. She will experience the same feelings when that moment happened. She also cannot hear the same name like M. She will think he is the same guy who raped her, although she knows M was in prison. 

GENERALIZATION:

She thinks that all men are the same like M which was trying to take an advantage on her. She does not want the same thing to happen again, so she made a decision to not make a friend with any guy anymore.

STIMULUS DISCRIMINATION:

After many years, now, she is a doctor. She lives her life as normal as she can. Although that terrific memory still haunted her, she tried to forget it. Due to her responsibility, she needs to interact and treat many people equally. She has some males colleague , but she puts a wall between them. She turns to a very careful person in choosing friends among male. Even though M betrayed her, F now try not to generalize other man same as him. She start to make friends again with males but she put a gap between them. 

EXTINCTION

It has been 10 years, since the tragedy happened. F meets a good guy. He is caring, adorable, loving and funny. She falls in love with him. There is no hatred in her heart anymore and they plan to get married. 

SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY

A month before their wedding, F goes into the basement in her house to find her old book. Suddenly, an old photo falls from the book. She feels scared because it is a photo of M. After a long time the hatred gone, it comes back. Her broken heart appeared again and she cries terribly. 

HIGHER-ORDER CONDITIONING

Look at other guys with the similar color of M shirt, his perfumes, the way he walks and the style of his hair on that night, make her feel anxious. Now she was trauma even though there is no M.