LEARNING

Question 1

what are the classical aspects of learning?

Answer 1

Non-associative learning – response to repeated stimuli

Classical conditioning – Learning what events signal

Operant conditioning - Learning one thing leads to another

Observational learning – Learning from others

Question 2

what does habituation mean?

Answer 2

is a decrease in the strength of a

response to a repeated stimulus

Question 3

what does sensitisation mean?

Answer 3

an increase in the strength of

response to a repeated stimulus

Question 4

what is an Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

Answer 4

stimulus that elicits a reflexive or
innate response (the UCR)
without prior learning

eg. ringing of a bell

Question 5

what is a conditioned stimulus?

Answer 5

A stimulus that, through association
with a UCS, comes to elicit a
conditioned response similar to the
original UCR

eg. food with sound of bell

Question 6

what is an Unconditioned response (UCR)?

Answer 6

A reflexive or innate response
that is elicited by a stimulus (the
UCS) without prior learning

Question 7

what is a conditioned response?

Answer 7

A response elicited by a conditioned stimulus

Question 8

what is stimulus generalisation?

Answer 8

A tendency to respond to stimuli that are
similar, but not identical , to a conditioned
stimulus.

Question 9

what is Stimulus Discrimination

Answer 9

The ability to respond differently to various
stimuli.
– E.g. A child will respond differently to various bells
(alarms, school, timer)
– A fear of dogs might only include certain breeds

Question 10

what is Thorndike’s Law of Effect

Answer 10

A response followed by a satisfying
consequence will be more likely to
occur.
A response followed by an aversive
consequence will become less likely
to occur