PSYC 2000 Chapter : Learing 1
Document Summary
Learning: a relatively permanent change in an organism"s behavior due to experience: one of our most important abilities. We can adapt, function, more: relatively permanent change, although we do forget, three types, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, learning by observation. Classical conditioning: generalization: the tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the cs to elicit similar responses. Pavlov"s legacy: classical conditioning is universal, occurs in every species and organism ever tested, pavlov showed how learning can be studied objectively, prior to this time is was mainly subjective (structuralism) Applications of classical conditioning: practical applications, therapy, drug use: feel craving in an environment they associate with drug use, phobias: flooding force them to ride on airplane until it goes away, advertising, associate jingles with certain products. Classical conditioning: both forms of associative learning, but , classical conditioning: forms associations between stimuli; involves respondent behavior, operant conditioning: associate own actions with consequences.
