Associative learning Flashcards
Classical conditioning case study
Pavlovs dogs
In classical conditioning, what type of stimulus + response because what type of stimulus + response
Unconditioned stimulus + response = Conditioned
In operant conditioning, what occurs
example
What you do + consequences of behaviour leads to a stimulus
child smiles accidently = dad picks up child
child keeps smiling = dad keeps picking up child
Acquisition meaning
Learning of associations
Extinction meaning
Learning a new association
Latent inhbition involves what
Past learning experiences changes acquisition of new associations
Concept of prepardness involves what
Some learning associations are biologically advantaged
Generalisation + Discrimination are associated with what type of order conditioning
Second order conditioning
Genearlisation definition
Similar conditions surrounding previous condition can be associated
associating getting into a car with chemotherapy = vomit
Discrimination definition
Ability to allow exceptions in associations
Scared of all dogs except this one dog
A primary reward in operant conditioning (3) (unconditioned)
Food
Sleep
Sex
A secondary reward in operant conditioning (conditioned)
money
Can be used to buy primary rewards
Negative reinforcement example
Doing a behaviour to avoid adverse effect
Doing the dishes to avoid mum nagging
Positive reinforcement example
Praise attention for playing instead of clinging onto teacher for a child with social anxiety
Shaping involves what
Reducing behaviour to what you want them to exhibit
