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Chapter 6. Learning. Classical conditioning. Ivan Pavlov Terminology Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) Conditioned Stimulus (CS) Unconditioned Response (UCR) Conditioned Response (CR). Classical Conditioning: More Terminology. Trial = pairing of UCS and CS
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Chapter 6 Learning
Classical conditioning • Ivan Pavlov • Terminology • Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) • Conditioned Stimulus (CS) • Unconditioned Response (UCR) • Conditioned Response (CR)
Classical Conditioning: More Terminology • Trial = pairing of UCS and CS • Acquisition = initial stage in learning • Stimulus contiguity = occurring together in time and space • 3 types of Classical Conditioning • Simultaneous conditioning: CS and UCS begin and end together • Short-delayed conditioning: CS begins just before the UCS, end together • Trace conditioning: CS begins and ends before UCS is presented
Processes in Classical Conditioning • Extinction • Spontaneous Recovery • Stimulus Generalization • Discrimination • Higher-order conditioning
Operant Conditioning or Instrumental Learning • Edward L. Thorndike (1913) – the law of effect • B.F. Skinner (1953) – principle of reinforcement • Operant chamber • Emission of response • Reinforcement contingencies • Cumulative recorder
Basic Processes in Operant Conditioning • Acquisition • Shaping • Extinction • Stimulus Control • Generalization • Discrimination
Reinforcement: Consequences that Strengthen Responses • Delayed Reinforcement • Longer delay, slower conditioning • Primary Reinforcers • Satisfy biological needs • Secondary Reinforcers • Conditioned reinforcement
Schedules of Reinforcement • Continuous reinforcement • Intermittent (partial) reinforcement • Ratio schedules • Fixed • Variable • Interval schedules • Fixed • Variable
Consequences: Reinforcement and Punishment • Increasing a response: • Positive reinforcement = response followed by rewarding stimulus • Negative reinforcement = response followed by removal of an aversive stimulus • Escape learning • Avoidance learning • Decreasing a response: • Punishment • Problems with punishment
Changes in Our Understanding of Conditioning • Biological Constraints on Conditioning • Instinctive Drift • Conditioned Taste Aversion • Preparedness and Phobias • Cognitive Influences on Conditioning • Signal relations • Response-outcome relations • Evolutionary Perspectives on learning
Observational Learning: Basic Processes • Albert Bandura (1977, 1986) • Observational learning • Vicarious conditioning • 4 key processes • attention • retention • reproduction • motivation • acquisition vs. performance