Classical conditioning is a type of unconscious, automatic learning. While many people think of Pavlov’s dog, there are hundreds of examples in our daily lives that show how classical ...

Classical conditioning occurs when a person or animal associates a specific stimulus with a response. Learn more about how classical conditioning works here.

The most important thing to remember is that classical conditioning involves automatic or reflexive responses, and not voluntary behavior (that's operant conditioning, and that is a different post).