PSY 2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mirror Neuron, Habituation, Operant Conditioning Chamber
27 Feb 2018
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Learning- a change in an organism"s actions, thoughts, or emotions as a result of experience. Habituation- the process by which we respond less strongly over time to repeated stimuli. Conditioning- forming associations among stimuli, some psychologists believe that we. Sensitization- responding more strongly over time to repeated stimuli. acquire almost all of our knowledge by this process. Stimulus generalization- the process by which cs"s that are similar, but not identical to the original cs elicit a cr. Stimulus discrimination- occurs when we exhibit a less pronounced cr to cs"s that differ from the original cs. Viii: less-scared of a tornado on tv than one in real life. Fears and phobias: can be gained or removed through classical conditioning, some more widespread than others. Disgust reactions are another example of classical conditioning. Operant conditioning (aka instrumental conditioning because the organism"s actions generate a response and the organism gets something out of its action.
