PSYCO104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Classical Conditioning, Reward System, Operant Conditioning

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO104
• Professor: James Farley

Document Summary

Lecture 25 psycho 104 nov 23/16: escape conditioning: learn response to terminate aversive stimuli, avoidance conditioning: learn response to avoid aversive stimuli, two factor theory of avoidance involves both classical and operant conditioning. Association between 2 stimuli develops (classical conditioning mechanisms) Negative reinforcement maintains avoidant response (operant conditioning mechanisms) Re(cid:449)ard good (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour (cid:449)ith (cid:858)toke(cid:374)s(cid:859) that can be exchanged for tangible rewards. Effective within certain controlled environments (e. g. prison) limitation: does not change behaviour in the long run, once out of that environment. Not entirely dissimilar (in principle) to school/work, just less widely applicable: e. g. grades, money, specialized animal training. Training animals to perform certain tasks that assist people with various kinds of disabilities. E. g. guide dogs for the blind: behaviour modification, applied behaviour analysis (aba) Involves using principles of conditioning to stop behaviour considered problematic. Biology and learning: biological preparedness (cid:858)pre(cid:449)ired(cid:859) to lear(cid:374) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iours related to sur(cid:448)i(cid:448)al.