learning summary Flashcards
What Is classical conditioning?
when cs elicits the cr
What is the NS
neutral stimulus
What is the ns in pavlova experiment and why
bell because it elicits no response
What is the us and ur
food is us and salvation is ur
what happens when you put ns and us together ?
bell + food = salvation
what’s the cr
bell = salvation
What did Ivan pavlov experiment?
how to elect salvation in a dog
What did berstien 1978 experiment ?
how classical conditioning it’s in with chemo and feeling sick
What is instrumental conditioning?
wanting to emit a response in order to produce a reward
What is the skinners law and effect
when a response is followed by a reinforcer the strength of the response increases and when a response is followed by a punisher the strength of the response decrease
What is reinforcement ?
increases likelihood of behaviour
What is positive reinforcement?
adding a stimulus increases behaviour
What is negative reinforcement ?
removing a stimuli increases behaviour
what is punishment ?
decreases the likelihood of behaviour
What is positive punishment?
adding a stimulus decreases behaviours
positive =
adding a stimulus
negative =
removing a stimulus
punishment =
decrease behaviour
what is an example of fixed interval ?
giving reinforcer every 5 minutes
What is an example of fixed ratio?
giving a reinforcer every 10 pushes
What is an example of variable ratio?
reinforcer every 10 pushes or so
What is extinction ?
when behaviour isn’t maintained
What is partial reinforcement?
only reinforced some of the time
What is continuous reinforcement?
reinforced every time
what is habituation?
an example of it
- -A decline in the tendency to respond ti stimuli that have become familiar due to repeated exposure
- e.g gun shot goes off at the start you get started then your response decreases as you know its not dangerous
what is the classical conditioning example of Carol ?
before conditions car = no fear (ns) during conditioning - car (cs) + traumatic event (us) = fear and anxiety (UR after conditioning car (cs)= fear (cr)
what is acquisition?
period where the response is being learned
what is extinction and what is an example?
– is the process where the cs is presented repeatedly in the absence of the US which causes the CR to weaken and disappear.
-e.g if there no longer food being presented after the bell then the dog will stop salivating
Why is extinction important?
to adapt to the environment and climate CR if no longer appropriate
what is spontaneous recovery and an example?
- Occurs after a period of extinction when the cr may reoccur
- e.g. when you stop presenting the dog with food after the bell it will stop responding but if you started to re teach this it would be spontaneous recovery
what is stimulus generalisation and an example?
– when a stimulus similar to the original CS elicits a CR as well
e.g – dog learned to salivate to a medium pitch but will also respond to a low- or high-pitched tone
why is stimulus generalisation important?
occurs for adaptation. If an animal only responded to a specific rustling of the trees then it would still be in danger because every rustling isn’t the same