PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6.2: Orbitofrontal Cortex, Nucleus Accumbens, Reinforcement Learning
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Operant conditioning: a type of learning in which behaviour is influenced by consequences eg. eat a food that makes one gag less likely to eat it again. Occur diff. from classical conditioning bc these are reflective responses that involve voluntary actions. Contingency: consequence depends on an action earning good grades is contingent on studying effectively. Reinforcement: a process in which an event or reward that follows a response increases the likelihood of that response occurring again. 244) proposed law of effect: idea that response followed by satisfaction will occur again and those that are not followed by satisfaction become less likely. Punishment: process that decreases the future probability of a response punisher: a stimulus that is contingent upon a response, and that results in a decrease in behaviour. Reinforcement: increases chances of behaviour occurring again. Punishment: decreases chances of behaviour occurring again. Positive: stimulus is added to situation; can refer to reinforcement or punishment.
