Learning and Memory Lap 3 Chapters 9 and 10
Operant Conditioning Purpose- to predict and control what is going to happen To learn from the consequences of behavior All behavior is learned and reinforced by consequences Change behaviors as a result of consequences Use reinforcement schedules to correct behaviors
Skinner’s Box
B. F. Skinner Stimulus, Response, Reinforcement Repeat xx to get added rewards Do the behavior xx$ Praise, approval, status, prestige, money, privileges Eliminate yy to avoid punishment Stop doing behavior -yy-z Could people be conditioned?
Operant Conditioning Reinforcement: Positive: Negative:
Operant Conditioning Positive Reinforcement: Girl studies Good grade studies again --The good grade REINFORCES studying
Operant Conditioning Negative Reinforcement: Girl studies Bad grade doesn’t study The bad grade REINFORCES NOT studying
Operant Conditioning Punishment: Positive: Negative:
Operant Conditioning Shaping behavior:
Operant Conditioning Chaining behavior: Used for “skill specific” behavior S1 R1 S2 R2 S3 R3 Reinforcer
Cognitive Learning Definition: Latent Learning: Cognitive Maps: Learned Helplessness: