PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Psy, Reinforcement, Operant Conditioning

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 101
• Professor: Christopher Niemiec

Document Summary

Psy 101:intro to psychology: lecture 3: nature vs nurture. Proximity principle-states that we group nearby lines together. Similarity principle- states that we group similar figures together. Continuity principle- states that we perceive smooth and continuous patterns rather than discontinuous patterns. Connectedness principle- when stimuli are uniform and linked we perceive them as a connected unit. Principle of closure- states that we fill the gaps in visual stimuli. Allows us to perceive distance and it is innate(exist at birth). When infants try to determine which closest they will use the cast shadow to see which object is closest and when 5 months they show no tendency to use the cast shadow. What is learning?- relativity permanent change in behavior due to experience(stimulus bond connection) Why do we learn?- learning is adaptive and promotes survival(through learning we can predict things that are important to survival such as food, water but we also learn to avoid threatening circumstances)