Conditioning and Learning

Question 1

What is Reinforcement and response

Answer 1

Reinforcement: Any event that increases the probability that a response will re-occur

Response: Any identifiable behaviour that when performed, is reinforced

Question 1

What is Principle of Classical COnditioning

Answer 1

Acquisition:
- Training period in conditioning when a response is strengthened

Extinction:
- Weakening of a conditioned response through removal of reinforcement

Spontaneous Recovery:
- Reappearance of a learned response following apparent extinction

Stimulus generalization:
- A tendency to respond to stimuli that are similar, but not identical, to a conditioned stimulus (e.g., responding to a buzzer when the conditioning stimulus was a bell)

Stimulus discrimination:
- The learned ability to respond differently to similar stimuli (e.g., Aishah will respond differently to various bells: alarms, school, timer)

Question 2

How to cure phobia

Answer 2

Through Desensitization
- Decreasing fear or anxiety by exposing phobic people gradually to feared stimuli while they stay calm and relaxed

Question 3

Premark Principle

Answer 3

Using more probable behaviours to reinforce less probable behaviours