PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Classical Conditioning, Vending Machine, Golden Retriever

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

Document Summary

Module 20: basic learning concepts and classical condiioning. Learning: a relaively permanent change in organism"s behaviour due to experience. Associaive learning: linking two events that occur close together. Classical condiioning: we associate to simulate and anicipate events (ex. , see lightning, anicipate thunder) Operant condiioning: learn to associate a response and its consequence. Avoid acts followed by punishment, repeat acts followed by rewards (ex. Pushing a vending machine buton and expect food) o. Example: japanese rancher herd catle by oufiing with pagers. Ater one week, they associated the beep on pager and arrival of food (classical condiioning). They also learned to associate their hurrying to the food trough with pleasure of eaing (operant condiioning) Behaviourism: the view that psychology should be an objecive science that studies behaviour without reference to mental processes. Dogs salivate at simuli associated with food: sight of food, food dish, presence of person who regularly brought food.