Is conditioning a boss lady?

Were there any such circumstances in your life where you were not interested in studying for exams but had to push yourselves to look for the exams because of the consequences you faced?

We all might have had such experiences in our childhood or even now. I used to have no motivation while studying for exams but forced myself to do so, thinking about the scolding I would receive from my parents if I didn't study and score well in exams. This is a type of conditioning. (Yaa, I know Craazzyy, right?) It's like many things are happening without you knowing. 😂😂 

So this type of conditioning is called aversive conditioning. Aversive conditioning is where we learn to predict an expected undesirable event. We know how to avoid or minimize the consequence of an anticipated aversive event. In this scenario, getting scolded by your parents is an aversive event, and we study to prevent this from happening. 

There are many different types of conditioning, but another type that caught my eye was pseudo-conditioning. An example of pseudo-conditioning is that your friend might just come from behind and blow in your eyes, and you might flinch. Then, suddenly, if loud music is played or any other stimulus is presented, you might withdraw toward that as well. This is called pseudo-conditioning.

If exposure to just the unconditioned stimulus increases response compared to the previously produced ineffective stimuli, it is called pseudo-conditioning.

So, these are the two types of conditioning that interested me. Still, there are many other types of conditioning, including evaluative conditioning, appetitive conditioning, eyeblink conditioning, and many more.

Well, that was too much of neuroscience for today. So, peeps, let's meet y'all next week...till then, taataaa...👋👋

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