PSYC 3330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Classical Conditioning, Reinforcement, Heart Rate

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3330
• Professor: Kenneth Hart

Document Summary

Fear of dogs (possibly a dog jumped up at him when he was in a stroller) Can"t go to other people"s house with dogs and go to school on his own. Parents hope his phobia will outgrow but it gets worse. Heart rate rises before and after seeing a dog. Heart rate almost doubles when he sees a dog; a fight or flight response. Behavioural treatment: first session exposure to a dog on a leash with other dogs running around in the park elsewhere, second session getting closer to a dog and tried touching the dog. Danny took four sessions to enjoy being with dogs through exposure treatment. Therapist as teacher and client as the learner. 13% of treatment in clinical psychology is behavioural. Focus on application (practical use) of learning principles: principle of extinction (danny"s example) To modify the frequency of behavioural excesses and behavioural deficiencies.