Operant Conditioning

Question 1

What is OC/Instrumental conditioning?

Answer 1

Animal learning that it’s behaviour has C

Question 2

What is the formula that shows the process of OC?

Answer 2

Sd –> R –> S

Discriminative S A
Respones B
Stimulus C

Question 3

What is Thorndikes law of effect?

Answer 3

If a C is pleasent the preceeding B becomes more likely. If a C is unpleasant the preceding B becomes less likely.

Question 4

What are the 4 quadrants?

Answer 4

R+ good C added increases responding
R- Bas C removed to increase responding
P+ Bad C added to decrease responding
P- Good C removed to decrease responding

Question 5

Which 2 quadrants does PR say are good from the dogs pov

Answer 5

R+ R- because responding increases

Question 6

Which 2 quadrants are bad from a dogs pov?

Answer 6

P+ P- Both decrease responding

Question 7

Which 2 quadrants does PR say are good from the T pov

Answer 7

R+ P+ “use of positive” stimuli

Question 8

Which 2 quadrants are bad from a T pov

Answer 8

R- P- both use “negative” S

Question 9

Why is it not lucrative to ask if CC or OC is in operation in the real world?

Answer 9

Both play a critical role

Question 10

When CC and OC are at odds which will “win” and why?

Answer 10

CC - Brellands misbehaviour of organisms when associative learning triggered feeding behaviour directed towards the CS which prevented the animal from completing the operant contingency

Question 11

Why is it important to understand CC if you only use operant contingencies?

Answer 11

CC is always in effect, arrange contingencies and T set up’s so the C contingencies won’t interfere with your goal