PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Classical Conditioning, Reward System, Robert A. Rescorla
4 Dec 2016
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Learning: the acquisition of new knowledge, skills, or responses from experience that results in a relatively permanent change in the state of the learner. Habituation: a general process in which repeated or prolonged exposure to a stimulus results in a gradual reduction in responding. Sensitization: a simple form of learning that occurs when presentation of a stimulus leads to an increased response to a later stimulus. Pavlov was best known for his work on the salvation of dogs. His explorations into spit and drool revealed the mechanics of one form of learning, which came to be called classical conditioning. Classical conditioning: a type of learning that occurs when a neutral stimulus produces a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally produces a response. The experimental setup involved cradling dogs in a harness to administer the foods and to measure the salivary response. He notice that dogs that had previously been in the experiment began to produce kind of.
