PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Explicit Memory
16 Jun 2016
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Learning: experience that results in a relatively permanent change in the state of the learner. 2 main types of learning: classical conditioning & operant conditioning. Classical conditioning: occurs when two stimuli become associated with one another. When a neutral stimulus produces a response after being with a stimulus that naturally produces a response. Developed from pavlov"s experiments: tested dogs, us: food, ur: salivating, neutral stimulus: ringing a bell, cs: ringing a bell (paired with us, cr: salivation. Basic principles of classical conditioning: acquisition: when the us and cs is presented together, extinction: gradual elimination of the learned response when the us is no longer present. Example: conditioned emotional responses of little albert: conditioned little albert to fear what was initially neutral rats by using a steel bar being striked as a us. Cognitive elements: rescorla-wagner model: suggests that conditioning only occurs when the organism has learned to set up an expectation.
