PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Operant Conditioning Chamber, Reinforcement, Drug Tolerance

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Penelope Kostopoulos

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Learning- change in organisms behavior as a result of experience. Habituation- process of responding less strongly to repeated stimuli- subconsciously ignoring. Measure habituation with sweat related to anxiety. Sometimes causes sensitization developing a stronger response overtime (dangerous, irritating stimuli) Habituation doesn"t account for connection bw senses. 19th century british thinkers believed we acquired all knowledge through conditioning (forming associations among stimuli) We only need to recall one element to retrieve the other. Inserted collection tube (cannula) into salvatory glands. Observed dogs began salivating not only to presence of meat powder but also to previously neutral stimuli associated with it. They began salivating in anticipation when the research assistants w meat powder approached the lab. Process of associating is called classical pavlovian conditioning: responding to a previously neutral stimulus that had been paired with another that elicits automatic response. New response= conditioned response (cr) a previously neutral.