PSYC 2330 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Classical Conditioning, Addiction, Opioid Antagonist
2 Apr 2016
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The motivation of instrumental behavior has been considered from 2 different perspectives: o. The associative structure of instrumental conditioning: behavioral regulation. Thorndike"s associative structure of instrumental conditioning o o o o. It focuses on individual responses and their specific stimulus antecedents and outcomes. It examines instrumental learning in isolated behavioral preparations. It provides a convenient framework for studying the neural mechanisms of instrumental conditioning. Thorndike was the first to recognize that instrumental conditioning involves more than just a response and a reinforcer. The instrumental response occurs in the context of specific environmental stimuli o. Turning on your car occurs in the context of being in the driver"s seat with the key in your hand. There are 3 events to consider in an analysis of instrumental learning: o o o. The s-r association and the law of effect: There are many different types of associations in instrumental conditioning: o o o.
