PSYC 2330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Habituation, Homeostasis, Eric Kandel
20 Sep 2015
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Strength of behavior = strength of learned response = strength of drive. ser = shr = d = strength of behaviorstrength of learned response strength of drive. Hence, ser = shr x d x k where k = incentive value of the goal object: the value of k is learned. Incentive learning - need to learn about the goals: the value of k is relative to a few things: itself when there is different quantities. Incentive relativity: central motive state: something that represents who you are at a certain time, it is not influenced by the drive. Thus, the external environment vs. the internal environment. Central motive state: indirectly modulates learning, influences aversive value of goal and has an impact on the strength of behavior. Here there is a relationship[ between the task difficulty and the level of motivation. Thus, with simple problems, increasing motivation enhances learning but on more complex situations, motivation will impair it.
