The process of learning does not involve any chemical changes in our brains
the process by which we respond less strongly over time to repeated stimuli and which is studied by sweat as an indicator of our anxiety
Extinction is a passive process in which the CR is inhibited and instead the absence of a specific behavior emerges
spontaneous recovery is:
Related to acquisition
Occurs when we extinguish a response in a setting that is different from the one in which an animal acquired it. However, when the animal returns to the original setting, the response reappears.
A result of phobias
When a previously extinct conditioned response reappears
Pavlov and other Psychologists have demonstrated that classical conditioning occurs in which three stages?
acquisition, extinction and spontaneous recovery
extinction, stimulus generalization, higher order conditioning
acquisition, higher order conditioning and spontaneous recovery
latent inhibition is when we have experienced a CS alone many times and thus it is difficult to classically condition it to another stimulus.
Operant conditioning:
is elicited automatically, reward is contingent on behavior, and behavior depends on voluntary motor behavior (skeletal muscles)
is emitted voluntarily, reward is contingent on behavior, and behavior depends on voluntary motor behavior (skeletal muscles)
is elicited voluntarily, reward is provided unconditionally, and behavior depends on autonomic nervous system
The law of effect was put forth by ____ and proposes that____
Skinner; cats are able to escape a puzzle box through their insight – by understanding the link between the S-R (stimulus - response).
Pavlov; punishment is a relatively ineffective mode of changing behavior
Thorndike; learning occurs through trial and error from learned associations between a stimulus (S) and response (R). If rewarded for a response to a stimulus, we are more likely to repeat that response in the future – it’s stamped in.
