PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: B. F. Skinner, Reinforcement, Fallacy

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Many of our behaviours can be explained through our genetics and functionalism, but many cannot. To a certain extent, we are a blank slate of sorts. Learning: a more or less permanent change in behaviour or behavioural potential that results from experience. Ex: popping of soda tab is heard, you interpret as soda is opened. Concern contingencies: a condition under which a response/behaviour produces a consequence. Blinks a lot, and blinks after name is spoken: not a contingency. Eyes open, smiled after you mention loved one: contingency. There are innate, unconditioned stimuli: a stimulus that naturally, automatically triggers a certain response, without exception. Unconditioned response: an innate response such as salivation. A neutral stimulus can be added and eventually the unconditioned stimulus can be removed. A third stimulus can be used with the new conditioned stimulus (previously the neutral stimulus) and replace that as well.