Learning
- permanent change due to experience
Classical Conditioning
- Pavlov
- association
- UCS/UCR
o unconditioned = unlearnedo UCS -------------------UCR
o food------------------- salivation
- NS
o neutral stimulus§ no responseo NS + UCS = UCR
o tone + food = salivation
- CS/CR
o conditioned = learnedo CS ------------- CR
o tone ----------- salivation
- acquisition
o initial learningo influences
§ frequency§ timing
- extinction
o CR decreases
- spontaneous recovery
o re-learn more quickly
- generalization
o similar stimuli
- discrimination
o not similar enough
Behaviorism
- Watson
o Little Albert
Role of Psychology
- cognitive processes
o thinking is involved
- biological predispositions
o learn some things faster
Operant Conditioning
- Skinner
- response/consequences
- law of effect
o repeat rewarded behavior
- shaping
o baselineo successive approximations
o terminal response
- types of reinforcers
o strengthen behavioro positive
o negative
o primary
o secondary
- schedules of reinforcement
o continuouso intermittent
§ fixed ration§ variable ratio
- punishment
o decrease behavior
Social Learning Theory
- Bandura
- learn by observation
- model
- antisocial behavior
o Bobo dollo Television
- prosocial behavior