Learning

Classical Conditioning

Learning through association of stimulus and responses

Operant Conditioning

Learning through the consequences of a behavior

Observation Learning

Learning from others experience

B.F Skinner

Operant Conditioning

Pavlov

Classical Conditioning

Extinction

Diminishing of a conditioned response

Spontaneous Recovery

Reappearance of a paused response

Generalization

Similar stimuli to elicit same conditioned response

Discrimination

Able to distinguish between stimuli

Robert A. Rescorla Experiment

Metronome and mice

Robert A. Rescorla

To create a conditioned stimulus there must be a reliable and consistent signal

Conditioned Response

Learned response to previously neutral stimulus

Conditioned stimulus

Previously neutral stimulus but after associated with an unconditional response, triggers a learned response

Unconditional stimulus

Stimulus that automatically triggers an unconditioned response

Unconditioned response

Naturally occuring response to an unconditioned stimulus

Little Albert (UCS)

Loud Noise

Little Albert (UCR)

startle to loud noise

Little Albert (CR)

Fear white rats

Little Albert (CS)

White rat

John B, Watson Experiment

Little Albert

Discriminative Stimulus

Signal or cue that indicates a behavior will be reinforced

Positive Punishment

Adding something to decrease behavior

Negative punishment

removing something to decrease behavior

Positive Reinforcement

Adding something to increase behavior

Negative Reinforcement

Adding something to increase behavior

Albert Bandura Experiment

Bobo doll

¼ cognitive process to determine imitation

Paying attention

4/4 cognitive process to determine imitation

Have motivation to imitate behavior

2/4 cognitive process to determine imitation

Remembering other persons behavior

3/4 cognitive process to determine imitation

Transfer mental representation into actions