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What is the primary outcome of habituation?
What is the primary outcome of habituation?
In classical conditioning, what is a conditioned stimulus (CS)?
In classical conditioning, what is a conditioned stimulus (CS)?
Which of the following best represents an unconditioned response (UR)?
Which of the following best represents an unconditioned response (UR)?
How does instrumental conditioning differ from classical conditioning?
How does instrumental conditioning differ from classical conditioning?
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What does the law of effect state concerning responses that are rewarded?
What does the law of effect state concerning responses that are rewarded?
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What role does reinforcement play in instrumental conditioning?
What role does reinforcement play in instrumental conditioning?
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What is an example of a conditioned response (CR)?
What is an example of a conditioned response (CR)?
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In classical conditioning, what is the role of the unconditioned stimulus (US)?
In classical conditioning, what is the role of the unconditioned stimulus (US)?
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How does discrimination differ from generalization in conditioning?
How does discrimination differ from generalization in conditioning?
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How did Ivan Pavlov's experiments primarily contribute to the understanding of learning?
How did Ivan Pavlov's experiments primarily contribute to the understanding of learning?
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What happens during the extinction phase of conditioning?
What happens during the extinction phase of conditioning?
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What did BF Skinner emphasize in his work on behavior?
What did BF Skinner emphasize in his work on behavior?
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What is an example of a conditioned response (CR)?
What is an example of a conditioned response (CR)?
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What does 'spontaneous recovery' refer to in classical conditioning?
What does 'spontaneous recovery' refer to in classical conditioning?
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In operant conditioning, how is a response typically strengthened?
In operant conditioning, how is a response typically strengthened?
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What aspect of conditioning does the term 'cognitive map' relate to?
What aspect of conditioning does the term 'cognitive map' relate to?
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What is the primary difference between a conditioned response (CR) and an unconditioned response (UR)?
What is the primary difference between a conditioned response (CR) and an unconditioned response (UR)?
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What does the concept of compensatory reaction in conditioning indicate?
What does the concept of compensatory reaction in conditioning indicate?
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Which psychologist is associated with the principle that responses that are rewarded are strengthened?
Which psychologist is associated with the principle that responses that are rewarded are strengthened?
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In the context of fear conditioning, what does a conditioned response in a wolf to footsteps suggest?
In the context of fear conditioning, what does a conditioned response in a wolf to footsteps suggest?
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What could explain the death of the individual named KJ from a heroin overdose?
What could explain the death of the individual named KJ from a heroin overdose?
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What characteristic distinguishes operant conditioning from classical conditioning?
What characteristic distinguishes operant conditioning from classical conditioning?
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What is an example of a biological fear as mentioned in the content?
What is an example of a biological fear as mentioned in the content?
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What principle does the law of effect focus on in the behavioral response context?
What principle does the law of effect focus on in the behavioral response context?
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What is primarily necessary for classical conditioning to occur effectively?
What is primarily necessary for classical conditioning to occur effectively?
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What does the term 'contiguity' refer to in the context of conditioning?
What does the term 'contiguity' refer to in the context of conditioning?
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In Rescorla's experiment, why did some rats learn to ignore the tone in conditioning?
In Rescorla's experiment, why did some rats learn to ignore the tone in conditioning?
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What does it mean when a signal is said to be both contiguous and contingent?
What does it mean when a signal is said to be both contiguous and contingent?
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What effect does surprise have on learning according to the content provided?
What effect does surprise have on learning according to the content provided?
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How does the presence of a stimulus influence fear responses in situations where contingency is not established?
How does the presence of a stimulus influence fear responses in situations where contingency is not established?
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What can be inferred about the learning process when animals showcase a learning curve?
What can be inferred about the learning process when animals showcase a learning curve?
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What does the blocking effect demonstrate in conditioning?
What does the blocking effect demonstrate in conditioning?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Cognition: Learning 1 - Asynchronous
- The presentation covers classical and operant learning, exploring how associations are formed and strengthened or weakened.
- It includes examples of how buffaloes react to roads and how heroin addicts develop tolerance through learned associations.
- The topic also involves a discussion of how animals respond differently to repeated stimuli, such as the startle response of an animal to repeated loud noises, or the process of habituation.
- The presentation also includes the concept of how animals learn through repeated experiences, through responses to stimuli that appear to lead to a positive or negative event.
Habituation
- Habituation is a decline in response to a stimulus once it becomes familiar.
- The initial encounter with a new stimulus can result in a larger response than later encounters.
- This reduced response to a repeated stimulus allows an organism to focus on novel and more important stimuli.
- Repeated responses may lead to an ignored response to the stimulus.
- Memory plays a role in the habituation process.
Classical Conditioning
- Learning involves associations between stimuli.
- The presentation focuses on the work of Ivan Pavlov and his experiments with dogs.
- Pavlov demonstrated how dogs learned to associate a neutral stimulus (e.g., a bell) with a naturally occurring stimulus (e.g., food), eventually responding to the neutral stimulus alone.
- Unconditioned stimuli (US) triggers an unconditioned response (UR).
- Unconditioned response (UR) is a natural response to the unconditioned stimulus (US).
- Conditioned stimuli (CS) is a previously neutral stimulus.
- Conditioned response (CR) is a learned response to a conditioned stimulus (CS).
Varieties of Conditioned Responses
- Classical conditioning isn't limited to salivation in dogs.
- Other examples include crabs retracting their eyes, fish thrashing, octopuses changing colour, galvanic skin responses in humans, reflexive eye blinks, and associating words with sexual arousal.
Instrumental Conditioning
- Instrumental conditioning, also known as operant conditioning, focuses on how consequences shape behaviour.
- Edward Thorndike's work on instrumental conditioning is fundamental to this concept.
- The response is influenced by the behaviour of the animal.
- Reinforcement associated with the behavior strengthens the response.
- Behaviors not rewarded are weakened, or are punished.
BF Skinner
- B. F. Skinner, building on Thorndike's work, is a key figure in operant conditioning.
- Skinner emphasized that behaviours were voluntary and not simply reflexive.
- Operants influence the environment.
- Reinforcements influence the consequences that will follow the behaviour.
Law of Effect
- Reward strengthens a response
- Lack of reward or punishments weakens a response.
- The strength of the response is influenced by the consequences.
Cognitive Learning
- The presentation discussed the concept of "cognitive maps", which are internal mental representations of spaces.
- Tolman's experiments showed that animals can learn about spatial relationships without direct reinforcement.
###Contingency
- Contingency refers to the reliability of a stimulus in predicting an event.
- Meaningful learning only occurs when a stimulus reliably predicts the occurrence of other events.
- It's not just enough to link two events; one must reliably predict the other.
###Conditioned Fear
- The conditioning process can create complex emotional responses like fear.
- Initial presentation of a fear response can be followed by a fear response to a previously neutral stimuli, in a classical conditioning process.
- It means an emotional response is influenced by consequences in an operant conditioning way.
- The procedures discussed in the presentation can be associated to how people feel fear in certain scenarios.
Relevance of Conditioned Fear
- Fear responses can be applied to human behaviour
- Some fears are innate, not learned, but can be affected by conditioning.
Relations between CR and UR
- Conditioned Response (CR) and Unconditioned Response (UR) are similar, but differ in richer details of response.
- CR occurs in response to previously neutral stimuli, UR occurs in response to a natural stimulus.
- Both are responses to a stimulus
Conditioning and Drug Use
- Drug use can be understood through classical and operant conditioning.
- The body adapts to repeated drug use, anticipating the effects.
- Conditioning causes the body to prepare for the anticipated drug.
- A compensatory reaction is a response in anticipation of a stimulus.
Other Presentation Topics
- The presentation includes examples using real-world situations (e.g., a clip from "The Office").
- The presentation also covers different types of learning, such as extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination, with further examples using a wolf and various locations.
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This quiz explores classical and operant learning, highlighting how associations form and how they can be strengthened or weakened. It covers concepts like habituation, and provides examples such as animal responses to repeated stimuli and the development of tolerance in addiction. Test your understanding of these fundamental cognitive processes.
