Learning Theory

Question 1

Classical conditioning

Answer 1

Food (ucs) = pleasure
mum (ns) = no response
Food (ucs) + mum (ns) = pleasure (cr) (association formed)

Question 2

Operant conditioning

Answer 2

Negative and positive reinforcement

Question 3

Positive reinforcement

Answer 3

Introducing a positive stimulus after a behaviour
example: Baby cries and mother feeds baby. crying rewarded

Question 4

Negative reinforcement

Answer 4

Encouraging a behaviour by removing a negative outcome

Question 5

AO3s Learning theory

Answer 5

Harlow
Schaffer and Emerson