PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning Chamber, Reward System
3 Dec 2013
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Learning- any relatively durable change in behavior or knowledge that is due to experience. Phobias- irrational fears of specific objects or situations. Can be treated, but sometimes come to an abrupt, unplanned end on their own. Conditioning- learning connections between events that occur in an organism"s environment. Classical conditioning (type of learning)- by pavlov (pavlovian conditioning) A stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus. Stimuli in external world controlled our action and behavior. Can lead to immunosuppression (decrease is production of antibodies), allergic reactions, drug tolerance, sexual arousal. Unconditioned stimulus (ucs)- stimulus that evokes an unconditioned response without previous conditioning. Unconditioned response (ucr)- unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning. Previously neutral stimulus that has (thru conditioning) acquired capacity to evoke conditioned response. Learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs b/c of previous conditioning. Elicited (drawn forth)- relex (most are relatively automatic or involuntary)
