UNIT 4 BRAIN, BEHAVIOUR & EXPERIENCE AREA OF STUDY 1 LEARNING
COMPARING CLASSICAL & OPERANT CONDITIONING KK 3F – PAGE 449-450
COMPARING CLASSICAL & OPERANT CONDITIONING SIMILARITIES There is an acquisition process, whereby a response is conditioned or learned CC = association between the CS and the UCS OC = association with an operant response to a stimulus and the consequence that follows the response Extinction of the learned response can occur CC = takes place over a period of time when the UCS is withdrawn and the CS is repeatedly presented OC = takes place over a period of time when responses are no longer reinforced Spontaneous recovery, stimulus generalisation and stimulus discrimination occur in both classical conditioning and operant conditioning KK 3F – PAGE 449-450
COMPARING CLASSICAL & OPERANT CONDITIONING DIFFERENCES CLASSICAL CONDITIONING OPERANT CONDITIONING BEHAVIOUR Organisms behaviour is a vital component required for learning Organisms behaviour does not have any environmental consequence and is not vital to learning ROLE OF LEARNER The learner is passive (learning occurs automatically) The learner is active (learner operates on environment) TIMING STIMULUS/RESPONSE The response depends on the presentation of the UCS CS must be presented before UCS (ideally half a second before) Response occurs in the presence of the stimulus. The consequence of the response follows NATURE OF RESPONSE Response is involuntary (automatic reaction) Response is voluntary (initiated by organism) KK 3F – PAGE 449-450
HOMEWORK LEARNING ACTIVITY 11.23 (pg.451) LEARNING ACTIVITY 11.24 (pg.452) LEARNING ACTIVITY 11.25 (pg.452) KK 3F – LEARNING ACTIVITY 11.23 (PAGE 451) KK 3F – LEARNING ACTIVITY 11.24 (PAGE 452) KK 3F – LEARNING ACTIVITY 11.25 (PAGE 452)