Chapter 6 Flashcards
What is learning?
Systematic, relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs through experience. (has to be observable)
What is behaviorism?
A theory of learning that focuses solely on observable behaviors, discounting the importance of mental activity such as thinking, wishing, hoping. (mental processes are not a part of this).
What is associative learning?
Learning that occurs when an organism makes a connection, or an association, between two events. Condition is the process of learning these associations. School bell ring means to get up and leave
What are the two types of conditioning?
Classical and operant
What is observational learning?
Learning that occurs through observing and imitating another’s behavior.
What is classical conditioning?
Learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response. Example used in class: the belt
What is an unconditioned stimulus?
Also called a US. It is a stimulus that produces a response without prior learning.
What is an unconditioned response?
Unlearned reaction that is automatically elicited by the US. Example: pain
Who discovered classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov and his dog experiment. He noticed that would drool at certain stimulus other than just the food.
What is a conditioned stimulus?
A previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicited a conditional response after being paired with the US.
What is the conditional response?
Learned response to conditioned stimulus that occurs after CS-US pairing
What is acquisition?
The initial learning of the connection between the UCS and the CS when these two things are paired.
What needs to be there for classical conditioning to work?
Contiguity and contingency
What is contingency?
NS regularly followed by the UCS. Example: reward the dog every time with treat while training to sit.
What is contiguity?
Time between between CS and UCS. (needs to happen close in time/ one right after another). If a partner brings an argument from three weeks ago to try and produce a response=no reaction or response.
What is generalization in classical conditioning?
CRs may also appear after various new NS that are similar to the CS (little Albert was scared of anything with fur after being conditioned). Would eventually lead to a phobia. All dogs are scary and loud.
What is discrimination in classical conditioning?
The process of learning to respond to certain stimuli and not others. CRs appear after CS but not after other CSs. Generally learned by presenting other CSs without the UCS.
What is extinction in classical conditioning?
CRs weakened by presenting the CS without the UCS. Pavlov rang the bell but did not present food; the dog stopped salivating.
What is one way classical conditioning is used in the world?
Advertisers try to use classical conditioning so that you will buy their products. They will put a attractive person in it so you will have an uncontrolled response and associate them with the controlled stimulus or product.
What was an unethical test done on human with classical conditioning?
John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner experiment on little Albert with the rat and loud noise. Unethical because Watson did not extinct little Albert’s fears.
What is another classical conditioning that can happen in terms of health?
The placebo effect a person’s health. For example, a person with sclerosis were given a flavored drink prior to receiving a drug that suppressed the immune system. After this, the flavored drink by itself lowered immune functioning, similar to the drug.
What is spontaneous recovery?
CR recures after a time delay and without additional learning. When Pavlov rang the bell the next day, the dog salivated.
What is counter conditioning?
A classical conditioning procedure for changing the relationship between a conditioned stimulus and its conditioned response. Goal: Associate CS with new, incompatible CR. Means: CS paired with new UCS.
What is aversive conditioning?
A form of treatment that consists of repeated pairings of a stimulus with a very unpleasant stimulus.