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1 Classical Conditioning
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Classical Conditioning Formula
UCS - UCR
NS + UCS - UCR
CS - CR -
What is stimulus discrimination?
When the organism demonstrates the conditioned response only to the conditioned stimulus and not any other stimulus -
What is stimulus generalization?
When an organism demonstrates theconditioned response to stimuli that aresimilar to the conditioned stimulus -
What is spontaneous recovery?
Re-emergence of apreviously extinguished conditioned response . For example, If days later the dog once more hears the bell, it is likely to salivate again. -
What is rapid Reacquisition? Example
The dog wouldre-learn theconditioned responsemore quickly than it did the first timeafter extinction -
2 Operant Conditioning
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What is positive reinforcement?
The process whereby the presentation of a stimulus (a reward or pay-off) after behaviour makes the behaviour more likely to occur again -
What is negative reinforcement?
Elimination of anaversive consequence -
Which one leads to more persistent learning? (Continuous vs partial reinforcement)
Partial reinforcement leads to more persistent learning than continuous reinforcement -
What is positive punishment?
Exposure to an aversive event following a behaviour reduces the likelihood of the operant recurring -
What is negative punishment?
Not obtaining a reinforcer as a consequence of behaviour
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