classical & operant conditioning Flashcards
unit 6study the two types of conditioning and the differences
classical conditioning
involuntary/ automatic behaviors (reflex) (Pavlov, Watson, & Garcia)
operant conditioning
voluntary behavior (Skinner & Thorndike)
discrimination
responding to only one stimulus
generalization
responding to similar stimuli
extinction
when a response no longer occurs
spontaneous recovery
response suddenly returns after extended extinction
John B Watson
baby Albert experiment, studied conditioning
Mary Cover Jones
pioneer of behavior therapy, studied desensitization
counter conditioning
creates a negative response to avoid an undesirable stimulus, (ex. hot sauce & thumb sucking)
first-order conditioning
bell + food -> salivate
bell -> salivate
second-order conditioning
light + bell -> salivate
light -> salivate
learned food aversion (Garcia effect)
no longer eating/liking a food after a bad experience while eating it
shaping
rewards subject each time it gets closer to desired response
chaining
links behavior to create a complex activity
positive reinforcement
gives reward to increase likelihood of behavior in the future