Lecture 5

Question 1

What is learning?

Answer 1

Process of acquiring new information or behaviour

Question 2

What is behaviourism?

Answer 2

A reaction to psychodynamic theory, which is based on unseen forces and is untestable

Question 3

What does behaviourism do?

Answer 3

Focuses on observable behaviour

Question 4

What is associative learning?

Answer 4

Learning that certain events occur together

Question 5

Associative learning is also…?

Answer 5

Two or more stimuli that are linked
AND
It helps us to anticipate future events. Ex., theme show, then show

Question 6

What is serendipity?

Answer 6

Observation during a study on gastric secretions

Question 7

What is:
US
UR
NS
CS
CR?

Answer 7

US = Unconditioned stimulus (burger)
UR = Unconditioned response (drooling)
NS = Neutral stimulus (logo)
CS = Conditioned stimulus (logo)
CR = Conditioned response (drooling)

Question 8

Explain Unconditioned

Answer 8

Normal stimulus + Response

Question 9

Explain Conditioned

Answer 9

This is the result of association

NS + US = CS, leading to the CR

Question 10

Something to remember about the CR and UR

Answer 10

CR = UR! you get the same response

the only difference is something elicited it.