ch 6 learning

pavlov’s classical conditioning

associative learning

trigger different stimulus to cause same reflex

neutral stimulus

stimulus that doesnt elicit response naturally, associated with the unconditioned stimulus

unconditioned stimulus

stimulus that naturally elicits unconditioned response

unconditioned response

response to unconditioned stimulus, the response we hope to train to occur from the neutral stimulus turning it into conditioned response and conditioned stimulus

conditioned stimulus

neutral stimulus becomes this after unconditioned response is trained to occur from it, making it now a conditioned response

conditioned response

trained response to neutral now conditioned stimulus, by associating neutral and unconditioned stimulus, turning unconditioned response into this

stimulus generalization

demonstrate conditioned response to stimuli similar to conditioned stimulus, more similar, more likely, opposite of stimulus discrimination

stimulus discrimination

learn to respond differently to stimuli that are similar

extinction

conditioned response weakens and stops when conditioned stimulus repeatedly occurs without unconditioned stimulus

spontaneous recovery

after break from conditioning, conditioned response spontaneously reappears, conditioning does not leave body for a while

john b watson

founder of behaviorism

all behavior stimulus response reaction, no internal process only external observable

influenced by pavlov

little albert experiment

unethical today

emotions, specifically fears can be conditioned thru classical conditioning

taste aversion

example of classical condition occuring naturally in real life

interval of several hours between conditioned stimulus, food eaten, and unconditioned stimulus, nausea,

feel ill next time you see that food even tho food did not cause the illness

edward thorndike

first proposed law of effect, influenced skinners idea

law of effect

behaviors with satisfying consequences more likley to be repeated, unsatisfying less likely

b f skinner

proposed theory for new behaviors come about not elicited reflexively

behavior motivated by consequences, punishment and reinforcement, operant conditioning

skinner box

operant conditioning chamber

rat or pigeon, press lever or button to receive food, lights associated with certain behaviors, food dispensed after button, recorder counted responses

operant conditioning

learn to associate behavior and consequence, stimulus, punishment or reinforcement occurs soon after behavior

positive reinforcement

desirable stimulus added to increase behavior

negative reinforcment

undesirable stimulus removed to increase behavior

positive punishment

add undesirable stimulus to decrease behavior

negative punishment

remove pleasant stimulus to decrease behavior

albert banduras bobo doll study

social learning theory, observational learning

children aggressive behavior influenced by whether teacher was punished praised or ignored for their aggressive behavior

observational learning

learn by watching others and modeling/imitating what they do