PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Slot Machine, Time, Alarm Clock

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Ryan Curtis

Document Summary

Classical conditioning- pavlov dog drooling, is it natural? yes. Strange because drools at bell not at food. Natural behavior happening for an unnatural reason. Operant conditioning- outcome behavior will always be new. Not natural for a dog to shake your hand. Associating sickness with food when it might have to do with other factors. Baby was afraid of anything white and fluffy because it generalized the white rat with anything white and fluffy. Cs-rat . generalized to anything white and fluffy. Habituation: expose you directly to spiders cover you in spiders, closet with spiders, etc. Systematic desensitization: lead you up to room with spiders. picture of spider toy spidereventually room with spider. Positive reinforcement- give you candy to stop. Negative punishment- take away your cell phone. Ratio paid on commision paid every 100 fliers passed out don"t know when you"ll be paid. ratio will vary. slot machine.