PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Operant Conditioning, Sales Quote, Classical Conditioning
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Law of effect: suggests that responses that are followed by satisfying effect become strengthened + more likely to recur in particular situation, responses followed by dissatisfying effect become weakened + less likely to recur in particular situation. Operant conditioning: basic learning process that involves changing probability that a response will be repeated by manipulating the consequences of that response: has a certain paragon it follows. In presence of specific environmental stimulus (discriminative stimulus), we emit a particular behavior (operant), which is followed by a consequence (reinforcement or punishment) A, b, c"s of operant conditioning: antecedent event behavior consequences (reinforcement or. Reinforcement: occurs when a stimulus or event follows operant, or particular behavior. Increases likelihood of operant being repeated: strengthens/increases occurrence of behavior in future. 2 kinds of reinforcement positive and negative: positive = response to an operant is followed by addition of reinforcing stimulus, ex) reaching sales quote, receive bonus check, car salesperson.
