PSY 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Homeostasis, Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Ivan pavlov was the first to publish classical conditioning. Classical conditioning can happen on it"s own it had been thought of prior to pavlov. Examples of conditions that could logically be caused through a process of learning. Phobias (levels of fear are out of proportion to what the fear could do to them) Learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by reinforcement or diminished if followed by punishment. An elaboration upon the work of e. l thorndike (law of effect) Elicited by people who are trying to control others actions. Thorndike"s principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely. Behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely. Chamber with a bar or a key hat an animal manipulates to obtain a food or water reinforcer (any event that strengthens the behavior it follows. Stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with primary reinforcer.
