Lecture 26 - Other Applications of Learning

Question 1

Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT)

Answer 1

Pavlovian cues can enhance instrumental responding to gain a reward despite each response being trained separately.

E.g., even though the light and tone have never been paired together, they somehow associate the positive outcome together.

Question 2

Specific PIT

Answer 2

When a reward cue elicits motivation to respond to receive a specific reward (outcome specific)

Question 3

General PIT

Answer 3

When a reward cue energies motivation to respond generally (outcome non-specific)

Question 4

Cue Exposure Therapy

Answer 4

Aims to use extinction to diminish the CS-US associations that encourage drug taking by presenting drug cues without subsequent access to the drug.

Not very effective at reducing relapse.

Question 5

Why does cue exposure therapy fail?

Answer 5

Cue exposure therapy only extinguishes the drug cues in a specific (and often uncommon) environment.