PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Mirror Neuron, Nucleus Accumbens, Little Albert Experiment
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Learning is a relatively enduring change in behaviour, one that results from experience: learning has adaptation purposes, because animals learn from experiences, learning is crucial for functioning normal in everyday life. Associations develop through conditioning, a process in which environmental stimuli and behavioural responses become connected: e. g. The first type of conditioning is classical conditioning, or pavlovian conditioning, occurs when we learn that two types of event go together: e. g. Watch scary movie and our hearts beat faster. The second type of conditioning is operant conditioning, or instrumental conditioning, occurs when we learn that a behaviour leads to a particular outcome: e. g. studying leads to better grades. You can learn by observing others: e. g. learning about new fashions by paying attention to what celebs are wearning. John b. watson founded behaviourism, a school of thought based on the belief that animals and humans are born with the potential to learn just about anything.
