PSYCH 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Synaptic Pruning, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning
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Limits of operant conditioning : overjustification of effort; tolman"s rats; baby gamblers. Associations and learning : association networks (long-term potentiation and synaptic pruning); classical conditioning; implicit prejudice; schemas (complexity; assimilation; accommodation; availability). Day one : children given markers to play with; randomly assigned to a group. Expected reward : children were told they would get a reward ( good player. Award card) from a researcher if they played with the markers. No reward : children were not given a reward, but asked to draw pictures. Unexpected reward : children were not told they would get a reward, asked to draw pictures for the researcher, and then given a surprise award. Day two : children given markers again during free time ; researchers made observations : % of free time spent drawing; # of pictures; quality of pictures. Lepper, m. p; greene, d. ; nisbett, r. e (1973). "undermining children"s intrinsic interest with extrinsic reward: a test of the.
