Unit 4- Learning by Madelyn Carol Stemm

I can apply behavior modification. (10.31.16)

madelynste6445 — 2016-10-31 12:36:56 UTC

- What behavior would you change about someone you know? I would like to change my sisters behavior because she acts like a brat. I would first find out why is acting like this and then I would modify the behavior by offering her another behavior stimulus.
- 4 Method of Learning
- trial and error

1. trial and error
2. operant conditioning
3. observational learning
4. classical conditioning

I can understand Skinners research studies. (11.2.16)

madelynste6445 — 2016-11-02 12:31:54 UTC

Skinner:
- operant conditioning
- based off of law of effect
- consequences
- Skinner box with mice
- pigeon behavior
- fixed ratio, fixed interval, variable interval, variable ratio

Extra Notes

madelynste6445 — 2016-11-02 12:57:27 UTC

PR + reward = increase in good behavior
NR - unpleasant = increase in good behavior
PP + don't like = punishment
NP - like = punishment
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+ ucs --> ucr
cs + ucs --> ucr
cs + --> cr
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classical conditioning:
- unconditioned stimulus
- unconditioned response
- conditioned stimulus
- conditioned response
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operant conditioning:
- positive reinforcement
- negative reinforcement
- positive punishment
- negative punishment

I can understand Thorndikes research studies. (11.2.16)

madelynste6445 — 2016-11-02 13:04:19 UTC

Thorndike:

if action brings reward, Thorndike believed that action becomes stamped into the mind (law of effect)
latent learning: learning after the fact, you don't realize you learned until afterwards

I can understand Garcia's research studies (11.3.16)

madelynste6445 — 2016-11-03 12:31:20 UTC

Garcia:
- taste aversion is a learned response to eating spoiled or toxic food
- this is classical conditioning
- founder of classical conditioning
- neutral stimulus
- unconditioned stimulus
- conditioned stimulus

I can understand Watson's research studies. (11.3.16)

madelynste6445 — 2016-11-03 12:35:06 UTC

Watson:

classical conditioning
to prove that humans and animals can be classically conditioned
Little Albert study: whenever albert reached to pet a white rat they would bang a loud noise and now Albert relates those to stimulus together.
ethical? No. Albert is an orphan so they didn't/couldn't get consent for the case. They also did not recondition him back to normal. He was mental harmed.

Extra notes. (11.3.16)

madelynste6445 — 2016-11-03 13:05:04 UTC

- acquisition: (NS + US) beginning stage of the learning or conditioning process
- extinction: (CS only) the disappearance of previously learned behavior when the behavior is not reinforced
- spontaneous recovery: (CR) reappearance of a response that has been extinguished

I can understand Saligman's research studies. (11.9.16)

madelynste6445 — 2016-11-09 13:39:01 UTC

- operant conditioning
- learned helplessness

I can understand Pavlov's research studies (11.4.16)

madelynste6445 — 2016-11-09 13:43:25 UTC

- classical conditioning

I can understand Bandura's research studies. (11.9.16)

madelynste6445 — 2016-11-09 13:44:47 UTC

- the bobo doll study: to study the effects of children's behavior after watching an adult model act aggresivley towards a bobo doll
- social learning theory
- learning through interactions is the main factor in developing ones personality

I can understand the 5 schedules of reinforcement. (11.10.16)

madelynste6445 — 2016-11-10 13:44:41 UTC

- continuous: reward is given every time
- fixed interval (FI): set time
- fixed ratio (FR): set number of responses

- variable ratio (VR): random number of responses
- variable interval (VI): random time