PSYC 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Operant Conditioning Chamber, Puzzle Box, Reinforcement
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Learning by association it"s an association we learn from the consequences of our actions in classical, we can"t control the consequences, you salivate or shake or something. [shape subject into certain behavior, like consistently going to certain area???] positive reinforcement negative reinforcement positive punishment negative punishment distinction. Positive: something is added negative: something is taken away. [these two not qualitative??] reinforcement: increase likelihood that the behavior will be repeated punishment: decreased likelihood that behavior will be repeated. Result does it again positive because gets food (consequence), reinforcement because does it again (result) Result negative because the shock gets taken away (consequence), reinforcement because pulls lever again, so continues to not get shocked (result) Result does not pull lever again negative because gets food taken away (consequence), punishment because it not do it again (result) Can use this process to teach rats many things e. g. video of rats playing basketball.
