Unit 4 Flashcards
UCS, UCR, NS, CS, CR
Food, Salivating, bell, bell, salivating
2nd order conditioning
Adding another conditioned stimulus without pairing it to the unconscious stimulus
Classical
Pavlov
Associating a stimulus with another stimulus/event
Operant
Associating actions with consequences
PR
PP
NR
NP
Acquisition
When you acquire the conditioned response
Behaviorism
-Only observed, measured
Watson- Little Albert
Father of behaviorism
Rescorla (researcher)/ Wagner Discovered :
Conditioning only occurs when it predicts reliably
Animals learn predictability/expectancy of an event
Thorndike Law of Effect
Rewarded behaviors are repeated
Skinner box/operant chamber
Mouse and lever experiment
Shaping
Using reinforcement and punishment to guide towards desired behavior
Reinforcement Schedules
FR Every set # of times (Every 10 reps)
VR After random # (Slots)
FI After set amount (weekly paycheck)
VI after random time intervals (Email)
Partial vs continuous Reinforcment
Slow acquisition/extinction
Fast acquisition/extinction
Biofeedback Training
Gaining awareness and control of physiological functions like heart rate
Token economy
Extrinsic motivation (reinforcement)
Assosiating action and reward
Adversive conditioning
Helps a person give up a behavior by having them associate with something unpleasant