PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Behaviorism
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Example of conditioning: lola, a dog, gets excited (wagging tail, gruffing, tippy tappys) when someone goes near the closet because her food is in there. Unconditioned stimuli are food. ex) people when the notification buzz or chime goes off, we automatically check it. Conditioning is most effective when a conditioned stimulus is presented immediately before an unconditioned stimulus. Usually second to a few seconds. The occurrence of a learned response not only to the original stimulus but to other, similar stimuli as well. The occurrence of a learned response to a specific stimulus but not to other, similar stimuli. Spontaneous recovery: gradual weakening an apparent disappearance of conditioned behavior. Occurs when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the conditioned stimulus reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus. Behaviorism was founded by john watson, who redefined psychology as a scientific study of behavior.
