Writing Assignment #1 Kristy L. Weber PSY 101 06H – Online Instructor Stacey Le Fevre September 30‚ 2011 WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1 The study of learning has been of interest to psychologists for over 100 years (Ciccarelli & White. pp.6). Learning is defined as the process leading to any relatively permanent change in behavior (pp.170). There are four possible consequences for any behavior: 1. Something good can start or be presented‚ causing a specific behavior to increase. In Psychology
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PSY/300 General Psychology Erika Rich “Phobia’s and Addiction’s Relating to Classical and Operant Conditioning” June 7‚ 2010 Corey Vigdor Phobia’s with Classical Conditioning A phobia can be developed in classical conditioning when you produce a fear tactic with it. Like the example with Little Albert. At the age he was he wasn’t afraid of the rabbit‚ dog‚ or any of the other things they put in front of him. When they kept hitting the pole behind him scaring him over and over he then associated
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Compare and contrast classical conditioning with operant conditioning. We are constantly learning whether we realize it or not. From the moment we are born our lives begin to be shaped into what is socially acceptable and morally right in our cultures. We learn and retain what we have been taught. There are two major ways that our behaviors can be learned‚ classical conditioning‚ and operant conditioning‚ both a form of behavioral learning. Classical conditioning is when we find a stimulus that
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comes to the behavioral perspective‚ there are two types of conditioning: (1) classical conditioning and (2) operant conditioning. Classical conditioning is a process in learning by association and determining what our behavior is. Operant conditioning is the process of learning by consequence and rewards. I believe operant conditioning is seen more commonly today with the parenting style for kids and the obedience process of animals. If a child is punished for wrong-doing‚ they likely will not do that
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Operant Conditioning Paper PSY 390 November 11‚ 2013 Operant Conditioning “Operant conditioning is a theory of learning that generally follows “Thorndyke’s Law of Effect”. This law states that behaviors that are positively reinforced will become more likely to occur and behaviors that are negatively reinforced will become less likely to occur.” (Johnson‚ D. 1999). Skinner referred to operant conditioning as being the way animals learn. In general there are
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Operant Conditioning Paper Operant conditioning relies on the consequences of an exhibited behavior‚ and the impact the behavior has on certain learning experiences. This type of conditioning requires stimuli and reinforcers (both positive and negative) (Olsen & Hergenhahn‚ 2009). Along with using punishments that exhibit both positive and negative influences‚ both of which contribute to behavior and learning. Operant conditioning can be observed on a daily basis. It is a typical form of learning
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any relatively permanent change in behaviour due to experience (Grivas et al‚ 1999: 318). Conditioning is the acquisition of specific patterns of behaviour in the presence of well-define stimuli (Termpapers‚ 2003: 01). Learning is the unconscious association between two stimuli which brings about stimulus substitution: Classical Conditioning‚ CC‚ Pavlov and the encoding of consequences: Operant Conditioning‚ OC‚ Skinner (Grivas et al. 1999: 346-349). This essay will compare and contrast the two learning
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that occur close in time. When an organism learns to make associations‚ it is being conditioned. There are two types of conditioning. Operant conditioning is when an organism associates an action and the consequence of that action. It results in the organism adapting its behavior to maximize rewards and minimize punishment (Skinner). On the other hand‚ classical conditioning is a type of learning where an organism associates a certain stimulus and the response to it with a different stimulus.
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Classical and operant conditioning are methods of learning where the classical conditioning is known as the simplest methods‚ while operant conditioning is seen to be more instrumental‚ so each of these methods will be presented with an example and the identification of the relevant components for each subject. Classical conditioning is known as the simplest form of learning‚ and this form of learning involves an unconditioned stimulus that is associated with a neutral stimulus that is conditioned
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How Classical and Operant Conditioning are Different Even though they have similarities‚ there are vast differences in how classical conditioning and operant conditioning are performed. First is how the learning is performed. In classical conditioning‚ it is the process by which a stimulus that does not produce an action is directly linked to one that does. Operant conditioning is the process by which the likelihood of a response is governed by the consequences of responding. The timing of when
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