PS102 Lecture Notes - Vending Machine, Reinforcement, Nocturnal Enuresis
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On the exam: he will give an example and we have to identify the unconditioned responses, cs, etc. Cs (will elicit something like an unconditioned response) neutral could be anything, bell, light (after pairing with the ucs it takes on new properties with association) Unconditioned no training is involved automatic. After a few experiences the dogs became aware by the sound of the bell that they would get fed and began salivating making the ucr become a conditioned response (cr) training has occurred or is occurring. Freud thought bed wetting was the child having hostility and anger towards their parents. You want to condition the child to wake when there are bladder tensions. Cr the child wakes when they have to go to the bathroom. It is believed that our complex life can be seen as simple and conditioned and changed. Within us we have the power to change on our own its our decision.
