WEEK 5 - Learning

Question 1

Pavlovian (classical) conditioning

Answer 1

Understanding fear conditioning enables understanding of anxiety disorders

Question 2

Extinction

Answer 2

fading of non-reinforced conditioned response over time. (forgetting and unlearning)

Question 3

Spontaneous recovery

Answer 3

emergence of conditioned fear some time after successful extinction

Question 4

Renewal

Answer 4

emergence of conditioned fear in different context after successful extinction

Question 5

Reinstatement

Answer 5

emergence of conditioned fear after encounter of US (unconditional stimulus) alone after successful extinction

Question 6

Operant conditioning

Answer 6

Behaviour is determined by its consequences
- behaviour increases with reinforcement
- behaviour decreases with punishment

Question 7

Variables that affect the effects of consequences

Answer 7

• individual preferences
• state of organism; deprivation/satiation
• schedule; continuous vs partial
• size; bigger is better, quality vs quantity
• delay; immediate reward vs delayed punishment
• alternatives; do what pays best

Question 8

Social learning theory

Answer 8

Humans are active in constructing environment. Consequences affect performance