Behaviour through conditioning

• what are the 2 types of conditioning?

  operant

  classic
• what is classical conditioning?

  behaviour learnt through association - associate stimulus with response
• what is association of stimulus with response called?

  stimulus response association
• what is operant conditioning?

  behaviour is a result of reinforcement & consequences from environment
• what increases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated?

  positive & negative reinforcement
• what are the two ways of positively/negatively reinforcing?

  adding pleasant stimulus (positive)

  removing unpleasant stimulus (negative)
• what decreases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated?

  punishment
• what is an example of behaviour learned through conditioning?

  how fear can be classically conditioned
• who demonstrates fear being classically conditioned?

  Watson & Rayner (1920)
• what did little albert show no fear towards?

  white rat, rabbit, cotton
• how did Watson & Rayner condition Little Albert?

  steel bar struck using hammer behind little Albert's head = startle & cry
• what did Watson & Rayner do after striking steel bar?

  gave Albert white rat to play with
• what did Watson & Rayner do when Albert reached to touch rat?

  struck bar again to make him frightened
• what was the result after repeating this on several occasions?

  Little Albert associated sound of steel bar with white rat
• what did Little Albert do when shown white rat without sound?

  began to cry
• what had Little Albert learned?

  stimulus response assocation