Kim trains himself to wake up every day at 7:00 a.m. using the principles of classical conditioning. After years of waking up ev
ery day at 7:00 a.m. he suddenly stops for a few weeks. Then, for no reason, he finds that he is again able to wake up at 7:00 a.m. every day. How would someone familiar with classical conditioning explain this?
Classical conditioning may be defined as a type of learning process in which the neutral stimulus is paired with conditioned stimulus and generate the strong response. The beneficial response will result in the action against that particular stimulus.
Kim had experienced the spontaneous recovery. Here, Kim is able to response and return to the previously conditioned response that has been extinguished. Even after the rest period, his response against the stimulus is active and has become strong that enable him to wake up him early at 7 a.m.
In other words, their drinking may have a purely cognitive cause. “moderation management”. Over time, a brain chronically exposed to alcohol also loses its ability to produce and use dopamine, one of the main chemicals that makes humans feel “good” or euphoric. The addicted brain is addicted. And it’s not one or two drinks the addicted brain wants.
