PSYCO282 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Dependent And Independent Variables, Behaviorism, Contiguity
17 May 2016
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Study questions: distinguish between independent and dependent variables. Independent: part of the experiment this is manipulated. Changes in the dependent variable are dependent upon changes in the independent variable. Functional relationship: the relationship between changes in the independent and dependent variables. It can be thought of a cause-effect relationship: define stimulus and response. Stimulus: (plural: stimuli) any event that can potentially influence behaviour. Response: particular instance of behavior: distinguish between overt and covert behaviour. Covert: behaviour that is only perceived by individual performing the behaviour. Appetitive: an event the person will seek out. Aversive: an event the person will avoid: define establishing operation. Name and describe two types of establishing operations. An establishing operation is a procedure that affects the appetitiveness or aversiveness of a stimulus. Two types are: deprivation (prolonged absence) and satiation (prolonged exposure: distinguish between contiguity and contingency. Contiguity: refers to a closeness of two events (e. g. , thunder & lightening)
