PSYCH 1F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cuckold, Amygdala, Dysphemism
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Conditional on pairing, the cs elicits a cr. We learn effects of behaviour through operant conditioning. Use animals for experimental testing because they have the ability to control them. Used a cat puzzle box: trap a cat was put into and had to respond with the correct response to get themselves out of the box. Reveal the effects of action discrimination control. Reinforcers in behaviour modi cation: token economy: primary reinforcements satisfy biological needs, secondary reinforcers established through classical conditioning. Observational learning: we can observe someone doing something and observe what their consequences are. We decide when we want to swear. Racial slurs are created to hurt people, they are e. When people are upset and want to make someone else upset. Trying to evoke emotion in someone else right hemisphere- swearing when we produce swear words, the basal ganglia is activated basil ganglia- when activated produces swear words.
