PSYC 2060 Chapter : Chapter 5
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Organizing questions: what is learning, what are behavioral learning theories, what are some principles of behavioral learning, how has social learning theory contributed to our understanding of. What are behavioral learning theories: early research into learning studied the effects of stimuli on reflexive behaviors. He described operant conditioning, in which reinforcers and punishers shape behavior. Pavlov and his colleagues while studying the digestive system of dogs noticed changes in the timing and rate of salivation of these animals. Unconditioned stimulus: provoked the response without any prior training. (in this case: the meat. ) Unconditioned response: automatic behavior in the presence of the unconditioned stimulus without any prior training. (in this case: salivation. ) Neutral stimuli: has no effect on the response in question. (in this case: bell. ) Conditioned stimulus: gains the power to illicit the response after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus. (bell paired with meat results in salivation at sound of bell. )
