PSYC 3800 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Behaviorism, Task Analysis, Social Learning Theory
21 Jul 2016
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Learning: process through which experience causes permanent change in knowledge or behaviour. Behavioural learning theories: explanations of learning that focus on external events as the cause of changes in observable behaviours. Neuroscience of behavioural learning: parts of the cerebellum are involved in simple reflex learning. Early explanations of learning: contiguity and classical conditioning. Principle of contiguity: states that whenever 2 or more sensations occur together often enough they will become associated, plays a major role in another learning process. Learning of involuntary emotional or physiological responses: respondents. Operant conditioning: learning in which voluntary behaviour (operant) is strengthened or weakened by consequences or antecedents. Strengthening a behaviour by presenting a desired stimulus after the behaviour. Strengthening a behaviour by removing an aversive stimulus when the behaviour occurs: punishment. Decreasing the chances that a behaviour will occur again by presenting an aversive stimulus following the behaviour.
