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Ideational conditioning: bridging the cognitive-behaviourist divide.

M D Griffiths1, P Davies

  • 1University of Bradford.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|February 1, 1990
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Complex conditioning, including ideational conditioning, shows that thoughts alone can trigger behavioral responses. This research redefines learning, suggesting conditioning underlies perception and consciousness, bridging cognitive and behaviorist psychology.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Psychology

Background:

  • Classical conditioning is often oversimplified as a basic learning mechanism.
  • More complex forms like configural and semantic conditioning offer deeper insights.
  • Conditioning may play a fundamental role in human perception and consciousness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of cognition in conditioning processes.
  • To investigate ideational conditioning as a new experimental paradigm.
  • To demonstrate that thoughts can act as stimuli for behavioral responses.

Main Methods:

  • Review of previous experiments on perceptual conditioning.
  • Introduction of a novel paradigm for ideational conditioning.

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  • Analysis of behavioral responses to cognitive stimuli.

    • Main Results:

    • Ideational conditioning experiments confirm thoughts alone can elicit behavioral responses.
    • Cognitions are shown to be active participants in conditioning.
    • Evidence suggests conditioning underpins aspects of perception and consciousness.

    Conclusions:

    • Conditioning is a more complex process than traditionally believed.
    • Ideational conditioning provides a framework to link cognitive and behaviorist theories.
    • This research offers new perspectives on the nature of learning, perception, and consciousness.