Instrumental Conditioning
A Little History Thorndike –discrete trial procedure –outcome dependent on behavior –didn’t find imitative learning –first theory of instrumental learning
Thorndikes’ Law of Effect S-R associations are stamped in by reward (satisfiers) StimulusResponse
SR Thorndike’s Answer to “What is learned?” Reinforcement “stamps in” this connection Habit Learning
SR O Is This All That’s Learned? ? ?
S-O Association Stage 1 Right PelletTone PelletTone: Left? Right? Left SucroseLight SucroseLight: Left? Right? Number of Presses ToneLight Left Right TestStage 2
R-O Association Phase 1DevaluationTest Push Left PelletPellet+LiClRight? Push Right SucroseSucrose+LiClLeft? Number of Pushes Left Pushes Right Pushes Devalued Pellet Devalued Sucrose
Pavlovian (classical) or Instrumental? Office Conditioning ExperimentOffice Conditioning Experiment
Event Presented Event Removed Smile Frown Stops Texting Leaves Shop Effect on Behavior Rate Consequence Positive Reinforcement Negative Reinforcement Positive Punishment Negative Punishment
Instrumental Crying