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Pavlov

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-classical conditioning

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Watson

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“Blank state”

-we can take anyone and shape them into anything

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Classical conditioning

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  • passive response
  • reflexes
  • elicited responses
  • reinforcement is irrelevant to learning
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Principles of classical conditioning

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  • stimulus substitution
  • associative learning
  • acquisition
  • extinction
  • spontaneous recovery
  • second-order conditioning
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Associative learning

-type of learning?

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  • type of classical conditioning
  • neural stimulus leads to reflexive behavior
  • ie pavlov’s dog
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Stimulus substitution

-type of conditioning?

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  • type of classical conditioning

- stimuli associated and can be substituted

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Acquisition

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  • phase of classical conditioning when CS and US are presented together
  • ie dog doesn’t realize that food is coming right away
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Extinction

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  • CS alone
  • response drops off bc association isnt there
  • learning is still there but it’s not at forefront of brain
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Spontaneous recovery

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-bursts of remembering

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Generalization

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-CR observed even when CS is a little different than the one used during acquisition

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Discrimmination

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The capacity to distinguish between similar but distinct stimuli

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Generalization and discrimination

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-the more you have of 1, the less you have of the other

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Unconditioned stimulus

With example

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Naturally produced reaction to stimulus

-ie give dog food

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Unconditioned response

With example

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Reflexive action from unconditioned stimulus

-ie dog salivates in response to food

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Conditioned stimulus

With example

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Initially neural and produces no reliable response

-ie ringing a bell for dog with food

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Conditioned response

With example

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Reaction is the same as UR but is produced by CS

  • not as strong as UR
  • ie dog salivates with buzzer sound
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What occurs in brain when stimulus acquires conditioned properties

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  • generalizes
  • discriminates
  • extinguishes
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Little Albert experiment results

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  • performed by Watson
  • used pavlov’s theory of associative memory to Albert’s learning of fear
  • showed that strong emotions can be learned and generalized
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Little Albert experiment

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-associated mouse with loud noise
-learned to fear mouse
-translated fear to other animals
-US: loud noise
UR: fearful crying
-CS: white rat
CR: fearful crying from rat

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Little Albert experiment exemplifies classical conditioning principles

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  • stimulus substitution: fur coat, monkey, rabbit
  • discrimination: if monkey is ok
  • extinguish: mouse without noise is ok after time
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2 factor theory of learning

  • who discovered theory
  • main theory
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  • Mowrer
  • theory of avoidance learning
  • classical: learn to avoid
  • operative: avoiding results in reward, fear continues
  • negative reinforcement: taking away something negative (fear)
  • reinforcing avoidance behavior
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Delay conditioning

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  • part of classical conditioning
  • CS followed by US
  • ie tone (CS) followed by puff of air (US) into eye. Response=eye blink; tone eventually elicits eye blink
  • tone is on, puff, both end together
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Trace conditioning

  • example
  • part of brain
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  • same as delay conditioning except tone goes then pause then puff of air (aware of difference between US and CS)
  • ie people on vegetative state may process verbal stimuli
  • hippocampus
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Biological preparedness

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  • tendency for learning certain kinds of associations over others
  • some behaviors are easy to condition, others are not
  • classical conditioning works best with stimuli that are biologically relevant to organism
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Conditioned emotional response (CER)
- emotionally charges CR elicited by previously neutral stimulus - ie food, music, sexual interests - sexual arousal: - US: erotic imagery; UR: arousal - CS: shoes; CS: arousal
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Drug tolerance and classical conditioning
- conditioned stimuli before drug intake can illicit response that prepares body for drug - overdose: taking heroin in different location because body is not prepared for it
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Phobias
- anxiety disorder - panic attacks - treatment: use counter conditioning
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Systematic desensitization
-Use counter conditioning to treat phobias
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Counter conditioning
- weakening CR by associating CS with a new response incompatible with fear - makes new pairings by using exposure and extinction
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Therapist techniques for treating phobias
- therapist develops a hierarchy of feared conditions - relaxation and coping - client applies learned skills while imagining CS
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Invivo desensitization video
- makes visualization real | - virtual imagery to treat certain phobias (ie fear of heights or fear of airplanes)
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Flooding
- forcing someone into a situation where they have to face fears - therapist is there reminding them of the skills they learned - ie planes with snakes
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Phobias, classical conditioning and operative conditioning
-phobias start with classical conditioning and are maintained by operative conditioning
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Operant conditioning - part of brain - neurotransmitter?
- active - voluntary responses - response emitted - consequences and reqards - reinforcement for desired response - are actions beneficial? - nucleus accumbens - dopamine
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The law of effect | -who developed it?
- thorndike - behaviors that give satisfaction are more likely to be repeated - behaviors that are unsatisfying are less likely to be repeated
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Operant behavior
-behavior has some impact on the environment and has consequences
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Skinner box
- researchers can study organisms in a controlled environment - used to study operant behavior - use ideas of reinforcement and punishment
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Reinforcer
Stimulus that encourages behavior that lead to it
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Punisher
Stimulus that Decreases likelihood of behavior that lead to it
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Positive reinforcement
- present rewarding stimulus | - increase chance of behavior
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Negative reinforcement
- negative stimulus removed | - inc chance of behavior
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Positive punishment
- unpleasant stimulus administered - dec chance of behavior - ie giving a fine
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Negative punishment
- rewarding stimulus is removed - dec chance of behavior - ie being grounded
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Primary reinforcers
- help satisfy biological needs - need to survive - ie food, water, shelter
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Secondary reinforcers
- effective bc of association with primary reinforcers thru classical conditioning - ie money is 2dary but is assoc with buying food and shelter etc
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Overjustification effect
- external rewards make the task seem less satisfying - too much reinforcemnt - less creative solutions when paid for creative jobs
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Context/stimulus control - who is covered it? - 3-term contingency
- thorndike: leaning takes place in contexts - skinner rephrased: behavior under stimulus control - 3 terms: discriminative stimulus, response, reinforcer - ie drinking coffee at Starbucks, making jokes about professor, laughter
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Extinction with operant conditioning | -difference from classical conditioning
- occurs when reward stops coming - classical conditioning: US occurs in every trial - operant conditioning: reinforcement only happens with proper response - depends on how often reinforcement is received
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Schedules of reinforcement
- interval schedules: fixed and variable | - ratio schedules: fixed and variable
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Fixed interval schedules
- reinforcers at fixed time periods | - ie exams (study more right before)
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Variable interval schedule
- reinforcement based on average time - ie don't know when it's coming within some 2 minute period - ie pop quiz - produce consistent responding
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Fixed ratio schedule
- reinforcement after a certain number of responses have been made - ie workers get paid after making 10 shirts
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Variable ratio schedule
- reinforcement after particular average number of responses - slot machine winner every 100 pulls - higher rates of responding, never know when reinforcement will appear
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Continuous reinforcement
- reinforcement after each response | - fixed ratio
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Intermittent reinforcement
- when only some responses are followed with reinforcement - produce behavior more resistant to extinction - ie slot machine you will keep playing until you win
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Intermittent-reinforcement effect
operant behaviors are maintained in intermittent reinforcement schedules; less likely to undergo extinction than continuous reinforcement
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Alcohol as a positive and negative reinforcer
- positive: enjoying glass of wine | - negative: if you don't want to go to a party and you drink to calm your nerves (reduces bad things)
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Shaping
Learning that results from reinforcement of successive steps lead to final desired behavior -ie pigeon and pecking bar for food
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Latent learning
-learned but behavior changes occur later in the future
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Cognitive map
Mental representation of the physical features of the environment -ie rats form a mental image of a maze once they learn their way around
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Social learning | -who?
- modeling behaviors and attitudes emotions - involves cognitive behavioral and environmental influences - bandura
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Bandura and the bobo dolls | -result/conclusion
- child plays with bobo doll - adult comes and beats it up - child acts more aggressively towards doll - watch adult get reprimanded, less likely to engage in behavior - if adult gets reprimanded, more likely to engage in behavior - direct reinforcement and punishment are not necessary for learning-don't need direct shaping
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Brain functioning in operant conditioning
- pleasure centers: middle forebrain, hypothalamus, nucleus accumbens - nucleus accumbens secreted dopamine=happier
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Operational learning
-learning that takes place by watching the actions of others
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Diffusion chain
- associated with observational learning | - one person learns something from someone, someone else learns that thing from that person and so on
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Implicit learning
- learning that takes place without the awareness of the process or products of information acquisition - ie language patterns
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Habituation
- repeated exposure reduces response | - get used to things ie plane noise if you travel a lot

Psychology 2 (4 decks)

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