LEARNING APPROACH (unit 1) Flashcards
Three types of conditioning (learning)
- BEFORE conditioning
- DURING conditioning
- AFTER conditioning
NEUTRAL STIMULUS (NS)
An event that does not produce a response
UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS (UCS)
An event that produces and innate, unlearned reflex
UNCONDITIONED RESPONSE (USR)
an unlearned reflex behaviour that an organism does when exposed to unconditional stimulus
CONDITIONED RESPONSE (CR)
A learned physical reflex behaviour that an organism produces when exposed to conditioned stimulus
OPERANT CONDITIONING
Learning through consequences
THREE WAYS OF OPERANT CONDITIONING
- Positive Reinforcement
- Negative Reinforcement
- Punishment
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
- actions done to get a reward
e.g children getting stickers
NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT
- actions done to avoid a punishment
e.g you would hand your homework in on time to avoid detention
PUNISHMENT
- actions that lead to unpleasant consequences.
e.g you are grounded for not coming home on time
4 SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY - KEY PROCESSES
- Modelling
- Learning through observation
- Vicarious reinforcement
- Imitation
BANDURA BOBO DOLL STUDY (1961)
believes people learn through observing, imitating, and modelling others’ behaviour.
MOTIVATION
drive to behave in a way that achieves a goal or satisfies a need
2 TYPES OF MOTIVATION
- INSTRINSIC MOTIVATION
- EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION
INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
- you do something for your own benefit
