Associative Learning Flashcards
What are the 2 types of conditioning?
Classical
Operant/Instrumental
What is classical conditioning?
One stimulus produces another stimulus
What is operant conditioning?
One action produces a stimulus
Who’s dog was used as a prototype to test conditioning?
Pavlov’s
What is temporal contiguity?
Conditioned and unconditioned stimuli must be close together for association to be made
What does contingency test?
Whether conditioned stimuli reliably predicts unconditioned stimuli
What are the 3 types of reinforcers?
1) Primary - unconditioned
2) Secondary - conditioned
3) Social
What is negative reinforcement?
The avoidance of aversive events
What is positive reinforcement?
Rewards
Which types of reinforcement increase response?
Positive
Negative
Which types of reinforcement decrease response?
Extinction
Punishment
What is chaining?
Rewarding sequence of events
What is positive punishment?
Aversive (unpleasant) stimulus to decrease probability of behaviour
What is negative punishment?
Removal of pleasant stimulus
