Learning - Ch 6

Habituation –

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

acquisition, extinction and spontaneous recovery

extinction, stimulus generalization, higher order conditioning

acquisition, higher order conditioning and spontaneous recovery

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

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.