PSY 101 Lecture 9: lecture 09 & 10: Learning
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Ch 7 & 8 learning and memory ec: Learning a change in behavior as a result of experience. Allows us to adapt, to change our behavior, as circumstances change. Unlike the moth, if we are burned we do not return to the flame. Emphasis on associative learning; learning that can be seen as stimulus-response. Generalization two kids get bitten by dogs, one with more experience with dogs than the other; the one with less experience is more likely to make a generalization. Discrimination dogs being able to discriminate between which sounds are going to give them food, making the salivation response more exclusive to certain noises. Extinction the disappearance of a previously learned behavior when the behavior is not reinforced. Spontaneous recovery - refers to the re-emergence of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a delay. Drop of lemon juice on your tongue while simultaneously hearing a bang on a desk.
