PSYC 100A Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Classical Conditioning, Piece Work, Reinforcement

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100A
• Professor: Fitzgerald Laurie

Document Summary

Operant conditioning (association between a behaviour and response) and classical. Conditioning (organism making an association between two stimulus events: classical conditioning involves respondent behaviour that occurs as an automatic response to a certain stimulus. The theory that rewarded behaviours are more likely to re-occur. Using thorndyke"s law of effect as a starting point. Types of consequences include > reinforcement and punishment. Types of reinforcement: any event that strengthens the behaviour it follows; reinforcement used to increase the likelihood of a behaviour re-occurring. Positive reinforcement : give something; application of a positive stimulus after behaviour shown. Negative reinforcement: take something negative away; removal of an aversive stimulus after behaviour shown. Primary and secondary reinforcers: primary reinforcer: an innately reinforcing stimulus like food and drink, conditioned/secondary reinforcer: a learned reinforcer that gets it reinforcing power through association with the primary reinforcer. Immediate reinforcer: a reinforcer that occurs instantly after a behaviour.