Learning

Question 1

Non associative

Answer 1

Non associative Learning about sight or sound in the external world
Habituation: behavioral response to a stimulus decreases
Sensitization: Behavioral response to a stimulus increases

Question 2

Associative

Answer 2

Associative: Learning the relationship between two pieces of information
Classical conditioning: When we learn that a stimulus predicts another stimulus
Operant conditioning: When we learn that behavior leads to a consequence

Question 3

Watching others

Answer 3

Watching others: Learning by watching how others behave.
Observation learning: When we learn a behavior after watching a person engage in that behavior.
Modeling: Imitating a behavior
Vicarious conditioning: Learning to engage in a behavior or not

Question 4

3. Compare and contrast Pavlovian (classical) conditioning and Operant (instrumental) conditioning. What was similar or different about the conditions necessary for learning and the theories (discussed in class) that each proposed to explain the changes in behavior (the learning)?

Answer 4

a. The theory is the creation of a new S(sight of the leverR(press lever) connection which can vary in strength
b. Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are different based on conditions and environments that lead to the response behavior and they have to be predictive. Classical behavior has to dictate the response.
c. It correlates that conditions are associated with the theory of response