PSYC 2330 Lecture Notes - Fixed Action Pattern, Classical Conditioning, Contiguity

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2330
• Professor: Francesco Leri

Document Summary

Emily pitre mon oct 28 08:44:57 cdt 2013. The consequences of the response will do something to the link between the signal and the response. The strengthening occurs between the stimulus or the signal (s) and the response (not between the two stimuli like it was in classical conditioning) Unlearned (unconditioned) stimuli- stimuli needed for survival- stimuli that mimic the effects of food, water and sex in the brain (drugs)- sensory stimulation and novelty (do not last forever because novelty wears off) Stimuli whose reinforcing properties derive uniquely from the behaviour of other members of the same species: praise, affection, attention. They are usually a blend of primary and secondary reinforcers (e. g. smile produces a fixed action pattern, but if someone praised you with good, the value of this word has been learned. First step: you condition the noise of food with the delivery of food.