Classical and Operant Conditioning

classical conditioning

type of learning in which a stimulus gains the power to cause a response

learning

knowing/processing new stuff

stimulus

anything that gets a response

response

any behavior or action

unconditioned stimulus

something that causes a reflex reaction

unconditioned response

automatic reflex reaction to US; not learned, what just happens

conditioned stimulus

by learning process, this triggers a response

condtioned response

reaction to conditioned stimulus; learned behaviour of connecting CS to CR

acquisition

getting it, learned response

extinction

getting rid of CR; usually takes a lot of time

behaviorism

when something is linked with a feeling, it can cause that emotion later on

operant conditioning

involves consequences for behaviors

pos reinforcement

increase likelihood; clapping

neg reinforcement

removal of something unpleasant

immediate

reward right away

delayed

time between event and reward; weight loss

primary

naturally rewarding; food, warmth, cold

secondary

learned value; money, praise

continuous

every time correct happens, reward recieved

partial

reward comes some of the time

how does punishment influence behavior?

it can increase/decrease the likelihood of a behavior

assimilation

fitting new info into what you already know

accommodation

changing what you already know to fit new info