Unit 3, Topic 4 - Learning

Question 1

what is spontaneous recovery for classical conditioning

Answer 1

The sudden reappearance of the previously extinguished CR in response to the CS alone.

Question 2

what is extinction for classical conditioning

Answer 2

when the CS no longer elicits a CR
- is the breakdown of the association between the CS and CR

Question 3

what are the key factors of classical conditioning

Answer 3

• involuntary response
• learner is passive in the acquisition stage
  the consequence of the response is irrelevant to the learning

Question 4

describe learned fear responses “little Albert.” and what the experiment concluded.

Answer 4

• Little Albert displayed no fear response to a range of neutral stimuli.
• The experimenter presented “Little Albert” with a white rat and presented loud noises (unconditioned stimulus)
• UCR (fear of loud noise)
• presented with other similar animals and showed stimulus generalisation
• concludes fears and phobias con be conditioned emotional responces.

Question 5

what is the difference between modelling and vicarious conditioning?

Answer 5

modelling involves someone watching someone else display a behaviour but no form of reinforment in response to the action is observed. Social learning occurs through self-reinforcement.

Vicarious conditioning occurs when the learner observes the modeled behaviour either being reinforced or punished. vicarious reinforcement influence expression of behaviour in learner