PSYB45H3 Chapter : Textbook#8.docx
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Operant conditioning: reinforcement, extinction, punishment, stimulus control. Operant conditioning - involves the manipulation of consequences. Respondent behavior - are controlled (elicited) by antecedent stimuli. Respondent conditioning - involves the manipulation of antecedent stimuli. Unconditioned responses (urs) responses are elicited by antecedent stimuli even though no conditioning or learning has occurred; unconditioned stimulus (us) causes the unconditioned response. Object touches infant"s lips sucking reflex. Unconditioned responses usually have survival values indicated. Natural reflexive action of the body that occurs when us is present. An unconditioned response or a conditioned response is called a respondent behavior. Dogs salivated when meat powder (us) was placed in their mouths and will elicit a ur. Pavlov presented a neutral stimulus (sound of a metronome) just before he put the meat power into the dog"s mouth. Presented meat powder & sound together a number of times. Dog salivated to the sound without the meat powder in the mouth.
