Operant Conditioning

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    Psych 341 Exam 2 Studyguide

    Psyc 341 Studyguide Ch. 6 Ivan Pavlov – Classical Conditioning of Personality - Dog Studying (And Baby Albert) o Unconditioned stimulus o Unconditioned response o Conditioned response ♣ Neutral Stimulus linked with Unconditioned Stimulus ♣ Unconditioned Stimulus removed ♣ Neutral Stimulus -> Conditioned response - Generalization o Conditioned responses can occur in response to stimuli similar to conditioned stimulus - Discrimination o Learning to tell the difference between different

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    Classical Conditioning.

    Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are forms of associative learning. Classical conditioning is defined as a learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response. In classical conditioning the stimulus triggers the response of an organism. There are four concepts created by Pavlov that give classical conditioning a better understanding. The unconditioned stimulus triggers the unconditioned response

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    Phobias and Addictions

    paper provides a broad overview of phobias and addictions. The difference between classical conditioning and how it relates to phobias will be dicussed, as well as operant conditioning and how it develops into addictions. Distinguishing between classical and operant conditioning, will show the differences between the two. I will cover what extinction means and how it is achieved in both types of conditioning. "Phobia" means "morbid fear" in greek (What is Phobia, 2014). Fear is a

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    Behaviourist Approach

    assumption of the behaviourist approach is that behaviour can be explained by classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is learning through positive and negative association. You can learn to become phobic therefore SD aims to replace the negative association with a positive one. Making the patient overcome the phobia. Replacing fear response with relaxation. This was studied by Ivan Pavlov using dogs. Before conditioning Pavlov brought the unconditional stimulus which was the food and this caused salivation

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    Behavioral Learning

    change, without them learning would be difficult. There are three major theories that help contribute to the learning process, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and neobehaviorism. Although they share some similarities, they are different when it comes to performance. Classical conditioning is learning that comes from experience, operant conditioning is behavior that has been reinforce through some type of punishment, and neobehaviorism is a phenomena that cannot be measured and observed

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    Describe and Evaluate the Behaviourist Approach in Psychology

    The behaviourist approach was a dominant perspective in psychology from the 1920s to 1950. Behaviourists focus on the influence of the environment and study how humans are shaped through interactions with their environment. Behaviourism is a scientific approach in psychology that advocates the use of strict experimental methods in order to study only observable behaviour in relation to the environment. Internal processes that the brain is capable of such as thoughts, emotions and rationalisation

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    Attachment Theory Essay

    behaviour, tells us what people do rather than what may or may not being going on in their minds. They also suggest that all behavior, including attachment, is learned through either classical or operant conditioning. According to Ivan Pavlov ‘learning is a conditioned reflex also known as classical conditioning. The learning theory states that when an infant is hungry, milk (unconditioned stimulus) naturally produces a sense of pleasure (unconditioned response). The person who feeds the infant (conditioned

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    ‘Behaviourists Explain Maladaptive Behaviour in Terms of the Learning Principles That Sustain and Maintain It. Discuss This Statement and Show How a Behaviourists Approach to Therapy Is in Stark Contrast to a Psychoanalytic One’

    psychologists use this in different ways. The behavioural theory is based on two main factors being biological drives such as primitive needs and sex drive and what is learnt. The three main principles in the behavioural theory are Stimuli, response and conditioning. Behaviour is believed to be a conditioned response to an environmental stimulus. Individuals are obliged to react to stimuli using their senses such as seeing and hearing. There are short lived unlearned behaviours such as suckling and unlearned

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    Learning Theory Response Paper

    Observational Learning because I learned to brush my teeth by watching my mother. 2. Behavior: I went to our apartments basement to make sure the washing machines were empty before utilizing them. Theory: Operant Conditioning. Justification: I believe this represents Operant Conditioning because in the past I had went down to the basement with my laundry without checking the washers and all of them were being used at that time, causing me to have to wait. Elements: Consequence: Only having to

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    Informal Learning

    never felt out of control around heights but I could feel the pit of my stomach move just a little, and for that I am thankful. I have seen people disabled by the same heights I can work around. Looking at the fear of heights from the classical conditioning school of thought seems relatively straight forward. This is not to say that it was

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