FMST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Biological Pathway, Reinforcement, Observational Learning
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Theories put forth systematic & coherent explanations of the relationship between phenom reason why 2 things/variables are associated w/ each other) They put forth concepts (how they"re defined), which supports the process of operationali. Concepts represent many of the variables (iv/dv) that are causally tested in various. All 3 explain how aspects of the environment influence the learning of specific beha. These aspects deals with only nurture (external factors), not nature (internal f. Came from his investigations into the function of saliva (dogs producing "psych. Unconditioned stimuli (ucs): something that naturally/biologically trigg response (behaviour or emotion) Unconditoned response (ucr): unlearned response triggered by ucs. Conditioned stimuli (cs): something that is presented either just before/ time as the ucs. E. g. ringing a bell to notify the dogs. Conditioned response (cr): learned response triggered by pairing tgt uc. Step 1: list the pathways // step 2: determine the response (i. e. tu away) and cs (what is the stimuli?)
