Introduction Flashcards
Learning
is an enduring change in the mechanisms of behavior involving specific stimuli and or responses that results from prior experience with those or similar stimuli and responses
Learning
Learning is an enduring change in mechanisms of behavior
A change in performance is needed in order to infer that learning has taken place
- overt (visible)
- covert (not visible)
And this change is long lasting
Example
Trial: Tone->Food: Salvation
Test Tone: No Salvation
Trial: Test Tone ^Salvation
Behavior involving specific stimuli and or responses
(CLASSICAL)
Animals learn about their environment that a specific stimulus results in specific outcome. Ec. a light signals the delivery of food
- bar press-> food
- no bar press->no food
(INSTRUMENTAL)
Animals learn about their own behavior that a certain action will result in some outcome Ec. running from a predator
That results from prior experience with those or similar stimuli and responses makes the distinction learning and instinct
Levels of Analysis
- whole organism
- neutral circuits and neurotransmitters
- neurons and synapses
Q.Fatigue and motivation of an individual can affect performance what is the other factor?
A.maturation
Q.Animials and humans learning the relationship between stimuli in their environment can be classified as conditioning.
A.Conditioning
Q.Animals and humans learning the consequences of their own behavior is considered to be conditioning
A.Instrumental
Q.
Learning the relationship between an auditory tone and an on coming shock is an example of ___ conditioning? (Classical or Instrumental)
A.Classical
Q.
A rat learns that pulling a chain leads to delivery of saccharine. This is an example of what type of conditioning?
A.Instrumental
Q.
Provide one characteristic of learning that we covered in the last class.
A. Change in Behavior
Q.Analyzing the change in behavioral performance in order to infer learning is what level of analysis?
A.whole organism
Q.
Long term potentiation (LTP) is a learning phenomenon that results in structural and functional changes of a neuron. What level of analysis is this describing?
A.neurons and synapses
