learning Flashcards
evaluate classical conditioning
S. watson and rayner/ pavlov
O. reductionist- only explains acquisition of simple reflex responses like salivation, anxiety. cant account for more complex chains of learned behavior e.g. acquisition of fear of dogs not maintenance
D. operant conditioning
A. treatments e.g. systematic desensitization used to treat phobias by breaking the association of cs with cr
describe the process of classical conditioning
- UCS stimulated an unconditioned responce such as salivation, anxiety or sexual arousal
- Pairing of NS with UCS stimulates an UCR
- NS is now CS which elicits the CR
evaluate operant conditioning
S. skinners rats
O. only explaining how existing behaviours are strenghtened or weakened, not how they originate. can explain complex chains of behaviours
D. classical conditioning
A. reinforcement in schools, star everytime they do good work
name and explain the schedules of reinforcement
fixed ratio- every n times the behaviour is displayed e.g. trick or treating one sweet per house
variable ratio- random n of times- gambline machine pays on average every 50th go
fixed interval- every n amount of time- getting payed £8 per hour
variable interval- random amount of time- fish bited on average every 15 minuits
stages of social learning theory
- attention
- retention
- reproduction
- motivation
evaluate social learning theory
S. bandura
O. kendler- identical twins are more similar in levels of aggression than non-identical twins. individual differenced are genetically influenced
D. classical conditioning
A. role models promoting healthy eating
bandura procedure
- 36 boys, 36 girls age 3-6 stanford uni nursery
- match pair- same gender, 3 groups- agressive model, non agressive model, no model
- children allowed to play with toys
- agression arousal, children shown shiny new toys and told they were for other children
- room with bobo doll, 1 way mirror. imitative, partially imitative, non imitative
bandura findings
- non agression, control group displayed much less agression
- boys- physical, girls-verbal
- more likely to imitate same sex models
evaluate banduras procedure
+ validity- matched for agression and gender
+ reliability- behaviour observed through a one way winow. inter rater
- external validity- lab study and situation in which agression was measured is different to the typical situation which tey would have normally displayed agression. lacks mundane realism
- generalisability- all children from stanford university nursery
explain the 2 process model
acquisition- classical conditioning. ns becomes conditioned responce
maintenance- operant conditioning. reward or punishment
evaluate the 2 process model
+ watson and rayner- acquisition though classical conditioning
+ maintenance- skinners rats
+ application- treatments e.g. systematic desensitization
- cant be explained by learning alone- evolutionary explanation
3 stages of systematic desensitization
anxiety hierarchy- phobic stimuli are ranked from least to most frightening
relaxation techniques- excersises e.g. breathing techniques are taught to client by therapist
gradual exposure- client is fully exposed to stimuli when in relaxed state
evaluate the use of systematic desensitisation
+ gilroy- compared clients recieving SD for arachnophobia with controle group. 3 months after treatment, SD group were less fearful than control group
+ ethics- patient is in full control of exposure to stimuli
- effectivness- not all clients can learn the relaxation techniques
- expensive, longer process than flooding
explain the process of flooding
imediate exposure to a very frightening situation e.g. treating arachnophobia may have a spider crawling over them
without the options of avoidance behaviour the client quickly learns that the phobic stimulous are harmless
evaluate the use of flooding
+ cost effective and quick- only a couple of session
+ most people can have the treatment
- cant be used for all phobias e.g. social phobias
- client experiences high anxiety, sometimes strengthenes the phobia e.g. client exposed to snakes saw them everytime they closed their eyes