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Who studied classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov
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Who is regarded as the father of operant conditioning?
Burrhus Frederic Skinner
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Study Notes
Classical Conditioning
- Developed by Ivan Pavlov, also known as respondent conditioning.
- Involves learning through involuntary responses to stimuli.
- Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) elicits an unconditioned response (UCR) without prior learning.
- Learning occurs by associating two different stimuli, with no behavior involved.
Operant Conditioning
- Pioneered by Burrhus Frederic (B.F.) Skinner, based on Thorndike's law of effect.
- Concerned with voluntary behavior changes as a result of experiences following a response.
- Skinner emphasized studying observable behaviors within psychology.
- Key components include reinforcement and punishment to modify behavior.
Key Concepts in Operant Conditioning
- Operants: Intentional actions that impact the environment.
- Neutral Operants: Environmental responses that do not affect the likelihood of behavior repetition.
- Reinforcers: Responses that increase the probability of behavior; can be positive (adding a pleasant stimulus) or negative (removing an unpleasant stimulus).
- Punishers: Responses that decrease behavior likelihood; can be positive (adding an undesired stimulus) or negative (removing a desired stimulus).
Behavioral Phenomena
- Extinction: Disappearance of a conditioned response due to the removal of reinforcement in operant conditioning or the associated stimulus in classical conditioning.
- Extinction Burst: Initial increase in conditioned response when reinforcement ceases before a decline.
- Spontaneous Recovery: Unexpected return of a conditioned response after extinction, usually weaker and short-lived.
- Stimulus Generalization: Conditioned response occurs in response to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus.
Comparison of Classical and Operant Conditioning
- Both processes facilitate learning but differ in mechanisms.
- Classical conditioning pairs stimuli; operant conditioning pairs behavior with consequences.
- Learning occurs prior to response in classical conditioning, and after response in operant conditioning.
- Classical conditioning involves involuntary responses, while operant conditioning focuses on voluntary behaviors.
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