Examples of conditioned reflex

An example of conditioned reflex is expected to quench thirst.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao led a crusade against Zhang Xiu, which was entrenched in Wancheng. It was noon, sunny and hot. Soldiers carrying heavy weapons are soaked in sweat, hot and thirsty, and they are very uncomfortable, which has a serious impact on marching.

Cao Cao was worried when he saw the soldiers licking their chapped lips and barely walking. Order the team to rest in place and send people everywhere to look for water. After a while, all the people sent came back with empty barrels. It turns out that this place is a wasteland, with no rivers, no mountain springs and no water at all. Cao Cao ordered to dig a well on the spot, and the soldiers sweated profusely, but after a long time, they couldn't dig a drop of water.

Cao Cao believes that the situation is very serious. Stay here for a long time, and more people will not persist. Cao Cao thought for a moment, then suddenly pointed his whip at the hillside in front of him and said loudly to his soldiers, "I know this place." When you cross the front hillside, there will be a large area of lush Yangmeilin. When you get there, everyone can enjoy Yangmei to their heart's content. "

As soon as the soldiers heard about plums and the sour juice of plums, they naturally imagined the sour taste, which made them drool and suddenly they didn't feel so thirsty. This is a conditioned reflex. Cao Cao immediately ordered the team to advance. After a period of time, he finally led the team to successfully find the water source. Everyone drank the water and continued to March in high spirits.

Introduction to conditioned reflex

Conditioned reflex theory is the core of Pavlov's advanced neural activity theory, which refers to the temporary neural connection established between external stimulus and body response under certain conditions. Acquired, there are two forms of classical conditioned reflex and operational conditioned reflex. Unconditional reflection is the basis of conditioned reflection.

Conditioned reflex is also called feedforward control system in anatomy and physiology. Two things that were originally irrelevant, because they appeared together for a long time, and then one of them appeared, it was inevitable to associate with the other.

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