Unit 4: Learning

Wolfgang Kohler

Wolfgang Kohler

had a theory that we only learned through problem solving.

Edward Tolman

conducted an experiment where he put rats in a maze without treats.

Ritual

Beneficial, a superstition that reduces anxiety and helps to focus.

Insight

learning- Your brain puts together a pattern and gets an "aha "moment.

Observational

learning- watching someone and copying them.

Shortest route

to work- GPS, trial and error.

Avoidance

Removing the person (preemptively, if you don't like a class you remove yourself from the class)

Generalization

person attaches conditioned response to all stimuli that are similar

CER

(Conditioned Emotional Response)- Humans have a natural emotional response to many kinds of stimulus where its impossible or extremely difficult to change (within ethical research)

Classical Conditioning

You take a stimulus and associate it with a reaction.

Superstition

Always bad /harmful and impedes behavior.

Albert Bandura

(Bobo doll experiment)

Taste Aversion

is one of the strongest biological barriers to overcome because taste is very uncomplicated.

John Watson

Believed that all stimuli were equal and you could attach any behavior to any stimulus WHICH IS WRONG

discrimination stimulus

Your brain recognizes that similar stimulus are not the same

Latent Learning

You are learning all sorts of things without intending to do so.

Classical Conditioning

You take a stimulus and associate it with a reaction

Operant Conditioning

rewards and punishment

Observational learning

watching someone and copying them

Insight learning

Your brain puts together a pattern and gets an "aha" moment

Latent Learning

You are learning all sorts of things without intending to do so

Social Learning

The majority of what you learn youre observing from other people and you dont know youre learning it (primarily parents)

Albert Bandura (Bobo doll experiment)

Albert Bandura conducted an experiment where he put kids in a room filed with toys including the Bobo doll

Generalization

person attaches conditioned response to all stimuli that are similar (e.x

Stimulus discrimination

Your brain recognizes that similar stimulus are not the same (recognizes that blender sound is not the same as dentist drill)

Operant Conditioning

Using rewards and punishments to change behavior

CER (Conditioned Emotional Response)

Humans have a natural emotional response to many kinds of stimulus where its impossible or extremely difficult to change (within ethical research)

Escape

remove negative stimulus (turn off alarm)

Avoidance

Removing the person (avoiding preemptively, if you dont like a class you remove yourself from the class)

Ritual

Beneficial, a superstition that reduces anxiety and helps to focus

Superstition

Always bad/harmful and impedes behavior