PSYC 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Operant Conditioning, Classical Conditioning, Headache

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 205
• Professor: Valerie Kuhlmeier

Document Summary

2: process by which a previously neutral stimulus, through association with a motivationally salient stimulus, comes to elicit a response, don"t need to purposely train/condition because it happens naturally. Operant conditioning: process by which a change in behaviour occurs because the behaviour produces. Responses and outcomes: green = increase frequency after reinforcement, orange = prevent positive outcome. This table presents the relationship between a response (a behaviour) and its outcome in operant conditioning: when a response/behaviour produces a positive outcome, positive. Reinforcement has occurred. (e. g. , taking medication to relieve a headache: if a response (behaviour) produces a positive (appetitive) outcome, positive reinforcement has occurred. So, you have added" something that will likely accelerate" the behaviour. Your dog sits when you say sit" and gets a treat. Over many experiences with this, he will likely sit again when you say sit": if a response (behaviour) prevents a positive (appetitive) outcome, omission has occurred.