PS261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Reinforcement, High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Instrumental And Value-Rational Action
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The motivation of instrumental behaviour has been considered from two radically different perspectives. Chapter 7 instrumental conditioning: motivational mechanisms: 1. Thordike associative structure of instrumental conditioning relies heavily on the concept of associations and hence is compatible with the theoretical tradition of. Molecular perspective examines instrumental learning in isolated behaviour preparations: 2. Behavioural regulation considers the motivation of instrumental behaviour from more of a molar perspective considers long-term goals and how organisms manage to achieve these goals within the context of all their behavioural options. The associative structure of instrumental conditioning there are three events to consider in an analysis of instrumental learning: 1. Assumes that the only role of the reinforcer is to strengthen the s-r association. Reinforcer itself is not a party or participant in this association: problems: Evidence for representations of o: habits arise when people repeatedly use a particular contexts to pursue their goals. However once acquired, habits are performed without mediation of a goal.
