PSY 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Classical Conditioning, Observational Learning, Operant Conditioning

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Learning: process of acquiring new information or behaviours through behaviours. Locke and hume agree with aristotle"s conclusion that we learn by association. On average, habits formed after 66 days. Associative learning: learning the certain events occur together. Lightening is usually followed by thunder, therefore when see lightening we brace ourselves for thunder. Association of stimuli that we do not control and respond automatically. Learn to associate a response and its consequence. Learn to repeats act followed by good results and avoid acts that cause bad results. Cognitive learning: acquire mental information that guides our behaviour. Neutral stimulus: stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning (bell) Unconditioned stimulus: stimulus that naturally triggers an unconditioned response. Unconditioned response: unlearned response to conditioned stimulus (drooling) Conditioned response: learned response to a previously neutral stimulus (drool after. Conditioned stimulus: previously eternal but after association with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers conditioned response bell)