Pavlovian Conditioning Mechanisms Flashcards
what determines a good or bad CS or UCS
depends a lot,
describe a latent inhibition
familiar CS paired with UCS gives weak CR
what is latent inhibition or CS-pre-exposure effect
novelty of the stimulus is an imp factor for conditioning
T or F. latent inhibition is a filtering mechanism that screens irrelevant stimuli
T
what is the latent inhibition expeirment
pre-expose 1 gr to CS alone (habituation)
pair CS and UCS for both groups
p-e gr takes longer to learn
how does latent inhibition apply to schizophrenia
inability to suppress attention to irrelevant stimuli (never learn that a noise is insignifant)
what is the US-pre-exposure effect experiment
present 1 reward alone often
pair CS with reward 1 and CS2 with reward 2
conditioning is easier for novel reward (less frequent)
T or F. more vigorous conditioned responding occurs when less intense conditioned and unconditioned stimuli are used
F, more intense
stimulus intensity is one form of _____ ______
stimulus salience
T or F. Learning will occur more rapidly with more salient stimuli
T
how can salience be icnreased
increasing the intensity of the stimulus or its biological relevance
what is 2nd order or higher order conditioning
CS1 paired with UCS–> CR
CS2 paired with CS1
CS1–>CR
what is the basis of irrational fears
fear CS can be associated with neutral CS and make it produce more fear
what technique do they use in advertising to promote their products
cues with strong emotional value
what is sensory pre-codnitioning
CS1 associated with CS2
CS1–>CR
CS2–>CR
T or F. conditioned response to a CS is often determined by the CS alone
F. by the nature of the UCS and CS
what is an example of how the nature or the UCS determines the CR
stimulus substitution model. pigeons make eating pecks at light that predicts food and drinking pecks if predicts water
what is an example of how the nature of the CS determines the nature of the CR
rat pecks at CS if predicts food, but not if the CS is a rat (social sniffing)
what are the names of the 2 theories of how classical conditioning happen
stimulus-response learning (S-R)
stimulus-stimulus learning (S-S)
what is the stimulus-response learning
establish a new connection btw the CS and the CR (S-R)
what is the stimulus-stimulus learning
new connection btw the CS and the UCS (S-S)
what is the US devaluation technique and an example
reducing the value of the reward after learning
Light=choc=salivation
eat way too much chocolate
Light=choc=eww=no salivation
what is the conclusion of the US devaluation experiment
stimulus-stimulus learning(associate light to chocolate, which makes u salivate, not associating light to salivation directly)
T or F. conditioning can result in a changed response to the UCS
T
