Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fear Conditioning, Classical Conditioning, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mark Holden

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Classical conditioning: briefly describe/define the terms cs, ucs, cr, and ucr. In pavlov"s famous work, what was the ucs? the ucr? the cs? the cr: briefly describe/define the terms acquisition and extinction . An extinction trial: briefly describe/define the terms generalization and discrimination . Examples: in the notes, there are 4 different types of classical conditioning, which differed in terms of the sequence/timing of the cs-ucs pairing. Operant conditioning: thorndike observed that cats gradually become faster in escaping from a puzzle box . What does the law of effect state: b. f. skinner believed that learning was as simple as abc. What do these letters stand for, and briefly describe what each term means. Give examples of pos. reinf. /neg. reinf. /pos. punish. /neg. punish. What characteristics later in life are associated with people who had little ability to delay gratification as children: how are the terms extinction , generalization, and discrimination different in operant conditioning than in classical conditioning, define/describe shaping and chaining.