Learning Flashcards
During conditioning
Neutral stimulus—-unconditioned stimulus—-unconditioned response
Before conditioning
Neutral stimulus ——no response
After conditioning
Conditioned stimulus–conditioned response
Similar stimulus gives same response
Generalization
“Little Albert”
Unethical to today’s standard
Learned response is lost overtime
Extinction
Phenomena when conditioned response comes back after period of rest
Spontaneous recovery
Taste aversion learning:1 trial!
Some chemo patients
Conditional emotional response
Associating emotion with events
Getting a shot
Overcoming conditioning:
Systematic desensitization
- Relaxation
- Hierarchy
Least stressful —-> most stressful - Systematic desensitization procedure (visualization)
B F skinner
Operant conditioning
Behavior reinforced or punished
shaping
Rewarding approximate behavior
Key to operant conditioning
Reinforcement (increase behavior) \+ praise, reward - take away pain with aspirin Punishment (decrease behavior) \+ spanking - timeout
Albert bandura
Bobo ball study
Social learning theory
Kids learn by observing (violent behavior )
- tv