Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Contiguity, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Michael Atkinson

Document Summary

Temporal contiguity (methods of classical conditioning: 1. Present the cs rst, and then the ucs. Forward pairing is the best with cs-ucs with and interval of 0. 5 seconds: 2. Cs and ucs at the same time: 3. Present the ucs rst, and then the cs. Higher order conditioning: pair primary cs with another neutral stimulus (secondary cs, not very e ective the primary cs and ucs bond is no longer reinforced, the cr extinguishes - goes away. Extinction: the cs is no longer paired with the ucs, decrease in response strength, cs loses cue value. Cs-ucs bond not unlearned: savings & spontaneous recover. Generalization: degree if responding to stimuli similar to training stimulus, generalization gradient. Instrumental or operant conditioning: thorndike and skinner, association of a stimulus and a response, bond between s and r is strengthened by reinforcement, Stimulus sitation: dominant response, strongest association for you.