Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Noxious Stimulus, Neural Adaptation, Behaviorism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Learning is a process by which experience produces an enduring change in an organism"s behaviour or capabilities: there is a difference between knowing how (learning) and actually doing (performance) Learning could be viewed as the personal adaptation to the ever-changing circumstances of our lives. Behaviourists examine how organisms learn and the processes by which experience influences behaviour: they treat organisms as blank tablets, upon which learning experiences were inscribed, explain learning based on observable events. Learning is a process of personal adaptation whereas evolution focuses on species adaptation. Culture has a large impact on our learning. Cognitive and biological factors play important roles in learning. Sensitization increase in strength of response of a repeated stimulus: ex. Classical conditioning when an organism learns to associate 2 stimuli (ex. Like a song and a happy event: basic form of learning in many species. Measured salivary responses of dogs to food.