Learning Approaches Ch.10 Flashcards
Classical conditioning
Stimulus can elicit a response because it becomes associated with a stimulus that automatically elicits the response
What’s was Watson a claims about babies
To give him a dozen healthy infants and he’ll guarantee any 1 at random and train him to be any type of specialist regardless of talents or chants tendencies abilities
What does US stand for in psychology terms
Unconditioned stimulus
What does CR stand for in psychology terms
Conditioned response
What does UCR stand for in psychology terms
Unconditioned response
What is generalization
To similar stimuli
Ex: Chloe hears sound of can opener rushed over food because it sounds similar to coffee grinder
What is discrimination
Among stimuli that differ
Ex: use coffee Grinder-> food, use can opener-> don’t get good
What is extinction
The slow unlearning of association
Ex: Chloe doesn’t get fed when coffee is ground at night.
What is systematic desensitization
- Extinction of learned fears/phobias
- very slowly un learn fears
Ex: S1:imagine snake in next room S2:There is a snake next door Snake in cage in same room S3:Touch the snake briefly S4:Hold the snake
What is operant conditioning
Change, influence behavior through reward and punishment
What is reinforcement
Reward: gold star
Punishment: no tv
3 kinds of conflicts
Approach avoidance
Approach approach
Avoidance avoidance
Approach avoidance
- Approach stranger- avoid fear of rejection
* fear that my heart stops beating- dang
Approach approach
Ex:
Date Lisa or date Kevin
Have whisky or beer
What is avoidance avoidance
- Pay visa bill now and be broke, or pay larger bill later
* break up unhappy relationship but be alone
