PSY 750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Startle Response
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A relatively permanent change in an organism"s behavior due to experience. Past becomes associated with immediate future e. g. , event 1 (bad food) is associated with event 2 (feeling sick) Classical conditioning: process of associating two stimuli (e. g, thunder -> lightening) Operant conditioning: process of associating a response & its consequence (e. g. , pulling arm of candy machine -> getting candy bar) E. g. , watson"s forget the mind psychology should based on observable behavior. Observational learning can not be easily explained by strictly behaviorist viewpoint: classical conditioning. 1904 nobel prize in medicine -- but not for discovery of "psychic reflexes" Noticed that dogs would drool in anticipation of food. Decided to examine the phenomenon more objectively using experiments. Timing is everything (almost) about half a second between cs and ucs is best. Must be a way to remove associations when there isn"t a correlation between stimulus and response. Return of cr (salivation) upon presentation of cs (tone) after full extinction of cr (salivation)
