PSYCO104 Lecture 7: PSYCH 104 CH 7

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO104
• Professor: Clayton Dickson

Document Summary

Adaptive behavior: which increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce. Long time scale: selection of genetically-dependent behaviors which confer reproductive advantages. Short time scale: ability to modify ongoing behavior- learning. Processes of learning: perspectives: behaviorist approach. Behaviorist perspective: behavior described simply as a function of the relationship b/w observable stimuli and responses describe what you see. Classical (pablovian) conditioning: passive, reflexive learning. Dogs salivate when food placed in their mouths. However, salivation could be evoked by other stimuli. Classical conditioning: neutral stimulus elicits no rxn, unconditioned stimulus -> elicits reflex action, unconditioned stimulus & neutral stimulus elicits reflex action, conditioned stimulus elicits conditioned response. Neutral stimulus: does not normally elicit a response or reflex action by itself. Unconditioned stimulus: always elicits a reflex action: an unconditioned response. Unconditioned response: a response to an unconditioned stimulus: naturally occurring reflexive. Eye blink (to a blast of air)