PS261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning
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Avoidance procedues increase the occurence of instrumental behaviour. With both procedures the final result is less contact with the aversive stimulus/longer period of safety. In avoidance, safety is achieved by doing something (active avoidance) With punishment, increased safety is achieved by not doing something (passive avoidance) Research on avoidance behaviour has focused primarily on theoretical issues. Research on punishment has focused on practical and ethical considerations. Experimental investigations of avoidance originated in studies of classical conditioning. Had participants put fingers on metal plate, gave warning stimulus (cs) and then administered brief shock. However they could control whether or not they received the us (if they lifted finger in response to. Different from pavlov"s methods bc in those the conditioned response does not cancel the delivery of us. Involves discrete trials, each one initiated by the warning stimulus/cs. What happens after that depends on what the participant does.
