PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Operant Conditioning Chamber, Sexual Fetishism, Reinforcement
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A: relative permanent change in behavior brought about through experience or interactions with the environment: not all changes result from learning, change in behavior not always immediate, years of isolating and studying behavior. Ivan pavlov in russia: nobel prize for saliva in digestion, reflexive response controlled by arbitrary stimulate (salivation when attendant approached) Association key element: first recognized by aristotle, pavlov: classical conditioning was a form of learning through association. Pa(cid:448)lo(cid:448)"s experiments: systematic, effective, precise studies, learning > the association of two stimuli, the more frequently the metronome and food are associated with each other, the more often the metronome will elicit salivation. Timing of the association is highly important: longer time intervals were less effective, almost no learning occurred. Unconditioned stimulus (usc: stimulus which elicits response without learning. Conditioned stimulus (cs: stimulus which acquires ability to elicit a response after paired association with conditioned stimulus. Conditioned response (cr: response is elicited by conditioned stimulus.
