Unit Two Flashcards
Pavlov identified two types of reflexes
Conditional and unconditional
Higher order conditioning definition
A neutral stimulus is paired with a well established conditional stimulus
Trace conditioning
The CS begins and ends before the U.S. Appears
Delayed conditioning
The CS ends only after the U.S. Begins
Contiguity in Pavlovian conditioning
Interval between the CS and US
If one part of a compound stimulus fails to become a CS what has occurred
Overshadowing
According to stimulus substitution theory,what substitutes for the U.S.
The CS
Eleven things that impact success of Pavlovian conditioning
How the CS and us are paired , their contingency, contiguity, stimulus features, prior experience with CS and U.S. , number of pairings, intertrial interval, age, temperament, emotional state / stress
What century did Pavlov switch career focus
19 th century
Pavlov won s Nobel prize in
Physiology he studied the digestive system with the use of dogs and the salivary ducts
Why did he say the glands had a kind of intelligence
They salivated more for harder food and less for soft food
What had pavlov called the secretions with the bell
Psychic secretions
Unconditional reflex definition
Largely inborn and usually permsnent reflexes found in all members of s species and with little individual variation. Includes the unconditional stimulus and the behavior it evokes / unconditional response
Conditional reflex definition
Not present at birth, acquired with experience, and not permanent
Includes the conditional stimulus snd response
Pavlovian conditioning def and aka
Aka classical or respondent conditioning. The repeated pairing of the U.S. And CS . Each pairing Is s trial eventually the CS will be able to elicit the cr . The CS IS ALWAYS BEFORE THE US
2 imp aspects of Pavlovian conditioning
1) the two stimuli are presented regardless of what the organism does
2) the behavior involves a reflex
Ex of Pavlovian conditioning with reproductive advantage
Work by graham and desjardin that crested a CS that eventually resulted in sexual arouxsl which would make mating faster
Stats experiment illustrating higher order conditioning
They paired random words with words that were associated with feelings. Found the random words when paired enough times also became CS for those feelings
Response latency with Pavlovian
Interval of onset of CS and the response
Test trials def
Present the CS alone every now and then to show if it is s conditioned response or not
Aka probe trials
Intensity or amplitude of CR
At first they are often quite weak and then the respond increases rapidly
Pseudo conditioning
A strong stimulus such as a needle jab can sensitize you to other stimuli so that you react more or less as you would react to the strong stimulus
Can overcome this by randomly pairing them together and sometimes alone
Ex trace conditioning outside the lab
Flash of lightning and a second later crash of thunder
Short delay conditioning and long delay
Describes the time before the U.S. Appears
Short delaye the CS may persist for a few milliseconds
Long the CS it may last s couple seconds or minutes before the U.S.
Lone delay conditioning what happens to the CR latency
It increases eventually the cr doesn’t appear until just before the U.S.
Simultaneous conditioning
CS and us coincide exactly same time and end at the same time. It’s a weak procedure
Backward conditioning
CS follows the U.S. . Very difficult if not impossible to establish cr with this way
Contingency
Is a kind of if-then statement where one event is contingent / dependent on the other. The rate of conditioning depends on contingency
Contiguity
Closeness in time or space between two events. In trace conditioning it’s the interval between the end of the CS and the startU.S. In delayed its the the interval between the onset of the U.S. And the CS. More contiguous the faster the cr
Which are usually better short or long intervals
Usually short- more of an effect with trace conditioning
Compound stimulus
Which the CS is composed of two or more stimuli. The compound stimulus is paired with a U.S. For one or more trials . Then present the compound stimulus and each component of the CS alone.