PSYC 213 Lecture 17: 17
3 Mar 2017
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Operant conditioning is influenced by schedules of reinforcement continuous reinforcement: subject reinforced every time they respond leads to a rapid learning but is rare outside the lab. Partial reinforcement id more common the reinforcement schedule used impacts rate of behavioural responding. Persistence of behaviour (i. e. resistance to extinction: partial reinforcement > continuous reinforcement, variable ratio/interval > fixed ratio/interval. Despite skinner"s belief that all behaviour could be explained by conditioning principles, the reality is that biology constrains learning and reinforcement does not always have to be present for learning to occur. Classical conditioning: more than events occurring at the same time. The genetics of intelligence capacity for logic, abstract thought, understanding, self-awareness, communication, learning, emotional knowledge, memory, planning, creativity and problem solving. Verbal linguistic learning through spoken and written words: reading, listening, speaking and writing existential learning by seeing the big picture". Connects real world understandings and application to new learning.
