PSYCH 202 Midterm: Second Midterm Study Guide
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Thorndike: law of effect (1911: the consequences of a certain behavior determine its survival, if we do something and it works out well, we are more likely to repeat it -> a learning process. Food (us) causes a dog to salivate (ur). If ring bell (ns) before giving food, dog will begin to associate food with the bell. Acquisition pairing bell with meat, or acquiring or learning that that bell will bring them meat. Extinction if just ring the bell and don"t present us, salivation will continue for a period, then learning decline and not elicit the same response. If wait a while after extinction and ring bell, subject will spontaneously recover and get excited. Second spontaneous recovery will not happen, unlearning the pairing of the bell and the meat. Each time the rat (ns) appeared, a loud gong (us) was struck to make the child fearful (ur). Now when rat (cs) appears, baby becomes fearful (cr).
