PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Operant Conditioning, Contiguity

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

When the cs is no longer pair with the us& the cr gradually weakness and disappears. Disappearance of a previously learned behavior when the behavior is not reinforced. Extinction can occur in all types of behavioral conditioning, but the term is most often associated with its occurrence in operant conditioning. When extinguished cr spontaneously reappears when again exposed to the cs ( after a neat period) When 2 stimulat occur close together in time, they tend to be associated. Pavlov believed 2 things about cc: the us, cs must be contingusis, if any cs was paired with an us cc will occurs. 3 conponents: stimulus (s, response (r) sumslotory response, consequences; positive reinforce (sr+) Is when a pleasant s is added to the situation. This increase the probability of the response reoccurring. Factors that influence the effectiveness of a sr: magnitude of the sr+ (the one who gives you more money , immediacy of sr+l, reinforcement schedule.