PSYCH 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Operant Conditioning Chamber, Reinforcement, B. F. Skinner
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Weakening of the conditioned response over time when the cs and us stop being paired. Results from classical conditioning to a severe trauma. The response to aspects of the trauma then won"t go extinct. Non-sexual object gets conditioned to the arousal. Decrease in reponse to a stimulus after repeated presentations. The you get used to it effect. After dousing yourself in axe body spray every day, you don"t smell it very much, but other people do. Through experiencing feared events until you habituate, you unlearn the fear response. Not being afraid of dogs anymore: operant conditioning. Tested his theory with the famous skinner box . Rat pressing bar to get a treat. Delivery of some experience following a behavior/thought. Removal of some experience following a behavior/thought. When the dog rumbles, human laughs and the dog gets attention. When you anxiously worry you"ll die, but you don"t. Relief increases the likelihood of worrying again.
