PSYC 1F90 Chapter 6: PSYC 1F90 Chapter 6 Notes
12 Jan 2016
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Learning: any relatively permanent change in behaviour that can be attributed to experience. Associative learning: the formation of simple associations between various stimuli and responses. Reinforcement: any event that increases the probability that a particular response will occur. Reflex: an innate, automatic response to a stimulus, for example; an eye blink. Classical conditioning: a form of learning in which reflex responses are associated with new stimuli. Unconditioned stimulus (us): a stimulus innately capable of eliciting a response. Unconditioned response (ur): an innate reflex response elicited by an unconditioned stimulus. Neutral stimulus (ns): a stimulus that doesn"t evoke a response. Conditioned stimulus (cs): a stimulus that evokes a response because it has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus. Conditioned response (cr): a learned response elicited by a conditioned stimulus. Acquisition: the period in conditioning during which a response is reinforced. Respondent reinforcement: reinforcement that occurs when an unconditioned stimulus closely follows a conditioned stimulus.
