Learning and Conditioning Flashcards
1
Q
What is classical conditioning?
A
- learning by association
1. Acquisition
2. Reinforcement
3. Extinction
4. Spontaneous recovery
5. generalisation
2
Q
How does classical conditioning come about?
A
- A neutral stimulus e.g. sound
- gets conditioned response e.g. salivation
- bc it is paired with an unconditioned stimulus e.g. food
- previously neutral stimulus (sound) becomes a conditioned stimulus (associated with food)
- Like a reflex
o EXAMPLE: Patient attending hospital for chemotherapy becomes nauseous on just entering hospital.
3
Q
How can you intervene in classical conditioning?
A
e. g. if arachnophobic
- gradual exposure
- small spiders
- then larger ones
- until confident with spiders
4
Q
What is operant conditioning?
A
- learning through consequences
5
Q
Give an example of operant conditioning:
A
- A bird in a box.
- when bird speaks it gets a seed through the chute
- when bird stops speaking, chute closes
- bird realises it needs to earn the seed by speeking
- this conditioning helps modify behaviour
- e.g. used in CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy)