Unit 2; Classical Conditioning Flashcards
What is Classical Conditioning
The learning of a contingency between a signal/stimulus and an event
Unconditioned stimulus and unconditioned response
Natural trigger/response
No prior learning required
Learning rate trend
Starts fast, then slows down
What is acquisition
The process of learning a contingency between a CS + a US
Takes several trials
What is extinction
The loss of a CR when CS no longer reliably predicts US
What are test trials
An extinction trial run only onceto see IF a contingency has formed yet
Is extinction a learned inhibitory response or a loss of the contingency? + 3 proofs
Inhibitory response
- Reacquisition is faster than original learning
- Spontaneous recovery of contingency following extinct
- Renewal = extinguished in new enviro = returns in old enviro
What is inhibitory conditioning
Conditioning so the stimulus predicts the absence of the unconditioned stimulus
undoing the contingency (not really but kinda)
What are the two ways to treat phobias and how are they different?
- Implosive therapy
- imagine the CS head-on - Systemic desensitization
- step by step similar stimuli
What is stimulus generalization
Similar stimuli to CS elicit CR
Think of all big dogs instead of just the breed that bit you
What is stimulus discrimination
You only fear the exact CS
Relationship between homeostasis and compensatory response
Compensatory responses compensate from changes from homeostatic ideal levels
Ex. Blood sugar too high = produce insulin, heart rate too high = lower heart rate
What does it mean if someone exhibits latent learning
Learning has occurred but there are no/minimal changes to performance
Is maturation the same as learning
No
What is habituation
You get accustomed to a stimulus and ignore it
