Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Aversion Therapy, Rosalie Rayner, Classical Conditioning

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

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A process why which experience produces a relatively enduring change in an organism"s behavior or capability. Capabilities the distinction made by many theorists: knowing how, or learning, versus doing, or performance. Focus on how organisms learn, examining the processes by which experience influences behavior. Assumed that there are laws of learning that apply to virtually all organisms. Treated the organisms as a tabula rasa (blank tablet), upon which learning experiences were inscribed. Explained learning solely in terms of directly observable events and avoided speculating about an organism"s unobservable mental state . A decrease in the strength of response to a repeated stimulus. Sensory adaptation a decreased sensory response to a continuously presented stimulus. Habituation a simple form of learning that occurs within the central nervous system. One may habituate to a stimulus, but that sensory information is still available if it becomes relevant. An increase in the strength of a response to a repeated stimulus.