PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Token Economy, Heredity, Operant Conditioning
22 Jan 2015
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Learning - chapter 7: what is learning, learning theory. When we watch what other people do: from association: When two stimuli (events or sensations) tend to occur together or in sequence. When actions become associated with pleasant or aversive result. E. g. , salivating: but are triggered by different events. Psyc1101: neutral stimulus (ns) and the conditioned stimulus (cs) are the same stimulus. E. g. , ringing the bell: the difference is whether they trigger any response. E. g. , no response or salivating: higher-order conditioning, what about other unconditioned stimuli, if we pair a 2nd us with the conditioned stimuli, we can illicit the same. Psyc1101: we stop a behavior that is punished http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=lsv992ts6as http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=qy_miennlf4, thorndike"s law of effect, law of effect. Behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely. Removing aversive stimulus: to discourage a behavior, punishment, positive punishment. Most animals (e. g. , dogs) respond best to immediate reinforcement. Humans have the ability to respond to delayed reinforcement.
