Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Behaviorism, Connectionism, Operant Conditioning

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr T Biggs

Document Summary

Learning principles one vs. two factor theories. Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior which is independent of. What is learning? the effects of maturation and temporary factors such as fatigue or sensory adaptation. Theories will differ in terms of the language used to describe them. Some will be very connectionist while others will be more cognatavistic. However, all will tend towards abstraction in order to gain generality: single factor, two factor. Assertion is that one type of learning is predominant. One basic process or principle underlies all forms of learning such as: principle of contiguity. Response in the presence of a particular stimuli leads to learning through the formation of an association. Strongly linked to classical or pavlovian conditioning. However, it is not entirely absent from the operant paradigm which may also be interpreted via contiguity: principle of reinforcement. Contention is that drive reduction is the motivating factor in learning. Hunger eat reduction of drive to eat.