BIO AND COG WEEK 5 Flashcards
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SKILL AQUISITION AND APPLICATIONS OF LEARNING THEORIES
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CONDITIONING THEORIES AS EXPLANATIONS OF PHOBIAS
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what is a phobia?
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- A phobia is an excessive and intense fear usually of specific objects or situations such a fear of snakes, spiders or heights
- classical example - demonstrate the significance of Pavlovian conditioning
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What is the preparedness theory of phobias?
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- Seligman - evolution has prepared us to acquire fears that have high survival value stimuli involved in phobias represent potential dangers in the evolutionary history.
evidence- cook and mineska (1990) - studied monkeys who had been raised in captivity and therefore never been exposed to snakes
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What are the treatment of phobias?
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systematic desensitization and aversion therapy?
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what is SD?
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- it is counter conditioning - Wolpe
- the pairing of the phobic stimulus (CS) with a US or a response incompatible with fear e.g. relaxation
- using an anxiety hierarchy
- relaxation training
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How is SD effective?
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- it has become a method of choice for fears
- davidson-
- spiegler & Guevrement
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aversion therapy - used for treatment of addiction
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