PSYC 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Behaviorism, Sensory Cue, Little Albert Experiment
21 Dec 2016
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Lasting change as a result of practice, study, or experience. Two major categories of learning: associative: experiences that link stimuli together. Classical conditioning was founded by ivan pavlov. Turning neutral stimulus into a conditioned response. Acquisition - initial learning of the stimulus response, strength of learning depends on number of pairings; timing of the pairing is important, closer timing leads to stronger learning. Stimulus discrimination: specific response to a specific stimulus but not to a similar stimulus. Higher-order conditioning: previously conditioned stimulus function as unconditioned stimulus. Extinction: reduction of conditioned response after repeated presentations of the conditioned stimulus alone. Spontaneous recovery: re-emergence of conditioned response after extinction has occurred. Watson conditioned little albert to be afraid of white rats. Phobia: persistent, irrational, obsessive fear of a specific object or situation that may have been due to fear conditioning. Systematic desensitization: process used to condition extinction of phobias through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation.
