PSYCH 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6.1: Habituation, Observational Learning, Classical Conditioning
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Learning - change in behavior that results form experience. We learn in three ways (1) non-associative learning: person learns about one stimulus, which is information in the external world. Stimulus can be sight, smell or sound: habituation - individual is exposed to stimulus for a long time or repeatedly. Habituation happens particularly if the stimulus isn"t harmful or rewarding. Ex: if an animal hears a new sound, it will pay attention for a while because it might indicate a potential danger. If the sound does not result in a threat the animal soon learns to ignore it. You don"t habituate to this smell because it"s an important stimulus. Ex: you always hear a certain kind of music during scary movie scenes so you learn to feel anxious whenever you hear that music (2) operant conditioning - learning that a behavior leads to a particular outcome.
