Operant Conditioning Where we went wrong
What’s the difference Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Reflex response Salivating, heart pumping, increased bp Operant Conditioning Non-reflexive Exhibiting good behavior, gambling,
What’s the difference Classical Pairing NS + UCS = UCR CS = CR NS = CS UCR = CR
What’s the difference Operant behavior + reinforcement = learning Work hard + earn raise = work hard Behavior is just repeated with reinforcement
Terms Generalization Discrimination A behavior that spreads from one situations to a similar one Discrimination Learning to tell the difference between one event or object and another Reverse of generalization
Schedule of Reinforcement Variable Ratio Reinforcement occurs after a desired act is preformed a specific but variable number of time Peck the button continuously = get a peanut
Schedule of Reinforcement Fixed Ratio Reinforcement occurs after a desired act is preformed a fixed number of times Peck the button 15 times = peanut
Schedule of Reinforcement Variable Interval Reinforcement occurs after a desired act is preformed following a variable amount of time Fishing 2 hrs = fish or Fishing 12 hrs = fish
Schedule of Reinforcement Fixed Interval Reinforcement occurs after a desired act is preformed following a fixed amount of time Clean room 5 day = allowance