Learning and Conditioning Flashcards

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What is classical conditioning?

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  • learning by association
    1. Acquisition
    2. Reinforcement
    3. Extinction
    4. Spontaneous recovery
    5. generalisation
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How does classical conditioning come about?

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  • 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.
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How can you intervene in classical conditioning?

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e. g. if arachnophobic
- gradual exposure
- small spiders
- then larger ones
- until confident with spiders

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What is operant conditioning?

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  • learning through consequences
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Give an example of operant conditioning:

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  • 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)
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