PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Operant Conditioning Chamber, Key Light, Classical Conditioning
17 Sep 2013
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Instrumental conditioning initiated by and are under the control of the organism: conditioning involves forming new voluntary behaviour that direct goal-directed actions, association occurs between a stimulus and a behavioural response. Placed a hungry cat in a puzzle box, cat had to pull a string or push a lever to get out to reach food. Cat initially wandered around - eventually stumbled upon the correct solution. Prediction cat would solve the puzzle immediately, if put in the same situation again. Reality cat did not solve problem immediately, but the escape time gradually decreased. The observed learning curve for a cat suggests that the escape response is gained in small increments. Operant learning instrumental conditioning: classical conditioning subjects have no control over when the cs or us appear. Anything that increases the probability of response being emitted again i the future. Primary reinforcers have intrinsic value (access to food, water, or a mate)
