Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Situation Two, Contiguity, B. F. Skinner

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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These 3 psychologists dominated the field of psychology. Learning principles one vs. two factor theories. Learning is relatively permanent change in behavior which is independent of the effects of maturation and temporary factors such as fatigue or sensory adaptation. Assertion is that one type of learning is predominant. One basic process or principle or principle underlies all forms of learning such as: principle of contiguity. Response in the presence of a particular stimuli leads to learning through association. Strongly linked to classical or pavlovian conditioning. It is not entirely absent from the operant paradigm which may also be interpreted via contiguity: principle of reinforcement. Contention is that drive reduction is the motivating factor in learning (e. g. , hunger-eat-reduction of drive to eat) An unconditioned stimulus (something external) may also be interpreted as setting up a drive reduction situation. Two factor theories (we cant account for all learning on the basis of one principle)