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What is conditioning

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The learning of associations or through concequences

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Learning by association

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A reflex response to a stimulus is transferred to another stimulus to which there is no natural response, by repeatedly presenting the two stimuli together

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Classical conditioning-before training

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UCS (something which produces a response)-UCR (a reflex behaviour)

NS-No response

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Classical conditioning-during training

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UCS+NS (continually paired)-UCR

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Classical conditioning-after training

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CS(NS now produces same response as UCS so NS is now the conditioned stimulus)-CR

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Extinction

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When a CS is experienced without UCS over a period of time the CR is extinguished

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Spontaneous recovery

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When extinct responses reappear even without the new pairings to the UCS

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Generalisation

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When we find ourselves exhibiting responses to other similar stimuli to the one stimulus we have been conditioned to

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How can classical conditioning explain our tastes

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Associations can explain why we like/dislike anything from food to music

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What is the difference between stage theories and learning theories

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Behaviour can be aquired at any time and last a lifetime whereas stage theories say that development happens in steps over time

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How is classical conditioning reductionist

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Explains only behaviour through association

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How is classical conditioning a good science

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-Falsifiable(produces testable hypotheses and can be proved wrong)

-Focuses on ovservable measureable behaviours

-Controlled studies leading to valid and reliable results

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Strengths of classical conditioning (with eg)

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Ivan Pavlov demonstrated classical conditioning through salivation in dogs- there is firm evidence in supporting existence of classical conditioning.

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Weaknesses of classical conditioning (with eg)

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-Some of Pavlovs details are open to question (he believed contiguity was essential in pairing NS and UCS

-Can only explain how a limited range of behaviours can be aquired (only reflex responses not complex chains of learned behaviour only a partial explanation)

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Evaluation of John Watson and Rosalie Rayner

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-Demonstrated that a fear response could be conditioned in a human baby

-Firm evidence supporting classical conditioning in humans

-proved contiguity is more important than contingency

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Contingency

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Extent to which the NS reliably predicts the UCS

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Examples of how classical conditioning has therapeutic applications

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Systematic desensitisation, flooding, aversion therapy (removing an unwanted behaviour eg. sexual arousal to young children paired with electric shock)

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What should a science be

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Replicable, reliable, valid, reductionist, falsifiable, empiricism, testable, hypothesis controlled

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Pavlovs aim

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To explore how salivation can become associated with new stimuli and the conditioned reflexes in the eating behaviour of dogs

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Procedure

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-Dogs immobilised in soundproof chamber

-Baseline salivation measured when presented with NS

-Conditioned dogs to salivate with CS, amount of saliva produced with CS elicited measured

-Compared this to baseline measure

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Pavlov diagram before training

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UCS (food) - UCR (salivation)

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Pavlov diagram during training

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NS (Bell) - no response

NS (Bell) + UCS (Food) - UCR (salivation)

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Pavlov diagram after training

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CS (Bell)-CR (salivation)

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Variations of Pavlov

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-Types of NS

-NS presented

-Measuring extinction and spontaneous recovery

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Pavlov findings

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-Forward pairings of NS and UCS elicited began salivation up to 9 seconds after CS presented

-No salivation with backward conditioning

-Extinction occurred after repeated presentation of CS without UCS- occasional spontaneous recovery

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Pavlov conclusion

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Dogs can be classically conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell/buzzer/metronome

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How do Pavlov’s findings have survival value

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They are prepared to eat when the food is ready

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Good experimental control

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Soundproof chamber- reduces external sounds which could act as extra stimuli- findings more valid

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Generalisability in Pavlov

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Unclear- humans have different brain structure to dogs which may cause a different response

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Findings have useful applications

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Eating problems such as obesity can be partially understood in terms of conditioned responses

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How can Pavlovs research be useful in society

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Eg cigarette packets- creates association between UCS of distressing image, NS of cigarettes- CR of disgust and horror

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Pavlov evaluation conclusion

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Deserves credit-discovered classical conditioning

Well controlled procedures were well controlled-conclusions supported later research

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When does learning occur

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Voluntary behaviour is followed by consequence (reinforcer or punisher) increasing reinforcement or decreasing punishment

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Positive Reinforcement

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Something pleasant given to continue a behaviour

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Negative Reinforcement

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Something unpleasant taken away to continue a behaviour

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Positive Punishment

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Something unpleasant given to stop a behaviour

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Negative punishment

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Something pleasant taken away to stop a behaviour

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Primary reinforcement

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Rewarding because they have biological significance eg. food water sex

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Secondary reinforcement

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Rewarding because they are associated with or can be exchanged for primary reinforcers eg money

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Skinners box (1948)

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-box containing food pellets which were reinforcers for behaviours eg rat pulling a lever

-some chambers electrified floors (punishers)

-Able to target behaviours

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Difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning

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Operant conditioning happens throughout our lives- can be used to modify social behaviour

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Nature vs Nurture

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The extent to which behaviour can be explained by innate, genetic factors or by external environmental factors

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Behaviourist

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Believing we are born with a blank slate and we learn almost everything

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Operant conditioning

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Explains in terms of learning through consequences

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Operant conditioning evaluation-positives

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There is evidence to support operant conditioning- eg skinner’s box demonstrating operant conditioning in animals-consistent findings

Useful applications in education and childcare

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Operant conditioning evaluation conclusion

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Can explain a much wider range of behaviours than classical conditioning, including complex chains

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Why is operant conditioning an incomplete explanation

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Cannot account for learning of new behaviours which the animal has never performed before or where behaviours originate

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Fixed ratio

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Ever x number of behaviours reward is given

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Variable ratio

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After unpredictable number of behaviours reward is given

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Variable interval

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After unpredictable amount of times reward is given

51
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How can abnormal behaviours be explained through reinforcement schedules

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Eg variable ratio can start addiction- reinforcement schedules experienced by some people and not others

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Behaviour modification

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The use of operant conditioning techniques to change the frequency of behaviour eg sports therapy

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Shaping

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A process of modifying behaviour by reinforcing successive approximation to a desired behaviour eg. language

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Examples of animals used in experiments

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Pavlov’s research on salivation in dogs, skinner’s research on rats and pigeons And Harry Harlow (1959) experiment on infant rhesus monkeys and attachment

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Ethical guidelines for scientific procedures act (1986)

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In UK, animal research must only take place in licensed laboratories with licensed researchers on licensed projects

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BPS guidelines

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-confinement, restraint stress and harm minimised to reduce trauma

-different species considered to reduce pain and discomfort

-optimise research design to reduce number of animals used

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+ of using animals

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-Most animals can be generalised to humans

-Less ethical issues

-Animals have shorter breeding cycles- easy to study effects over generations

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  • of using animals
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-Not always justifiable to generalise from animals to humans

-Can be unethical

-Guidelines may not be effective

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Evidence for reinforcement schedules-evaluation

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-Gary Latham and Dennis Dosset (1978)- mountain beaver trappers responded better to ratio pay (£4 every trapped animal)- firm evidence in supporting partial reinforcement

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Useful applications in behaviour modification

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-forms of treatment eg schizophrenia

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How do reinforcement schedules fail to take into account intrinsic motivation

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-only takes into extrinsic motivation (rewards) rather than intrinsic (interest and enjoyment)

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  • of reinforcement schedules
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-therapists can determine future behaviours of clients-open to abuse

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+ of reinforcement schedules

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therapist + client generally agree on what behaviours they are working towards

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Reliability

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All procedures are the same for every participant-comparible

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Reductionism

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Identifying individual variable that may contribute to a complex behaviour

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Internal validity

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Extent to which a research study is testing what was intended

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Predictive validity

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Extent to which a test actually is related to the behaviour you want to measure

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Ecological validity

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Whether your study findings can be generalised beyond the research setting

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Empiricism

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View that knowledge can only come through direct observation of experiment

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Falsification

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The attempt to prove something wrong.

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Scientific process

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Observation-theory-hypothesis-designed study-conclusion

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