classical conditioning

calssical conditioning

when you associate one thing with another

stimulus

something

response

an action/reaction to the stimulus

unconditioned

something you dont have to learn

conditioned

something you dont have to learn

aquisition

to get it/ understand

neutral stimulus

stimulus that doesnt elicit a specific response

unconditioned stim andconditioned stim will become……

the exact same or the same context

extinction

gradual weakening or disappearance of a learned conditioned response

spontaneous recovery

after a rest period of extinction you can reteach them how you initially did and they’ll remember it faster

generalization

tendency to respond to stimuli similar to conditioned stim

discrimination

they can tell the difference

ex. dogs can tell the difference between two different pitches of a horn

taste aversion leaning

avoid food with a certin taste after a single experience (if eating it is followed by illness)

operant learning

type of learning in which behavior is stregthened or weakened by consequences like reinforcement

primary reinforcer

things we need (food, water, etc)

secondary reinforcer

money, praise, grades in school, applause

positive reinforcement

you do something and you get somehthing good afterwards

(something you want)

negative reinforcement

trying to get you to do something by getting rid of something bad

-removing the negative

positive punishment

adding (positive+) something negative - (punishment)

negative punishment

taking away something good

taking something you like away

interval

time

ratio

number

fixed ratio

fixed # of responses

-everytime you do something you get rewarded

• at starbucks you know how many drinks you have to buy before the free one

variable ratio

random # of responses

ex. when you play slots you dont know when youll win

fixed interval

fixed amount of time

-you know when youre getting payed

variable interval

varying amounts of time

ex you dont know when youre getting payed

learned helplessness

ex. A person who repeatedly fails at a job interview might develop a belief that they are not qualified, even if they try harder or seek additional training

social learning theory

were shown a behavior and we immitate that behavior

“monkey see monkey do”

vicarious conditioning

learning thru others

insight learning

a sudden realization of a solution to a problem

ex Wolfgang Köhler's classic experiment with chimpanzees, where they suddenly understood how to stack boxes to reach food

latent learning

accidental learning

learning song lyrics

cognitive maps

A mental representation of physical

space