PSYO 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Konrad Lorenz, Alarm Clock, Operant Conditioning
26 May 2016
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A relatively permanent change in behaviour as a function of cognitive experience. Three types of learning: non associative: present a stimulus by itself. Present a loud noise over and over again: instrumental or operant conditioning: presentation of a stimulus depends on the animal"s response. If a rat presses a lever it gets food: classical conditioning: presentation of a stimulus depends on the presentation of another stimulus. A bell is turned on for 15 seconds and ends with food being presented. Habituation (alarm clock or waves: a decrease in your magnitude of response to a repeated stimulus. Sensitization (loud bang makes you on edge: a increase in your magnitude of response to a repeated stimulus. Imprinting: konrad lorenz and his ducks. Moving object after birth, they will imprint on this moving object: black and white geese raised by black and white parents, lemon scented nipples.
