Video Guide Classical and Operant Conditioning (2001) BF319

Video Guide

Classical and Operant Conditioning (2001)

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This video discusses the behavioral approach to learning.

1. Behaviorists are scientists who are concerned with behavior you can actually see because it can be measured and tested scientifically. The do not study mental processes.
2. Behaviorists define learning as relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experience.
3. Behaviorists are also called associationists because they believe all learning is a matter of making many associations between things.
4. There are 2 forms of associative learning: Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning.

Learning objectives:

Classical conditioning

The four (4) terms generally associated with classical conditioning are Unconditioned stimulus (US), Unconditioned response (UR), Conditioned stimulus (CS), and Conditioned response (CR). (HINT: do not just give an example of each but explain each in words)

1) What is an unconditioned stimulus (US)?

2) What is an unconditioned response (UR)?

3) What is the conditioned stimulus (CS)?

4) What is the conditioned response (CR)?

There are other terms associated with classical conditioning:

5) What is generalization?

6) What is discrimination?

Operant conditioning

1. What is operant conditioning?

2. What are shaping techniques?

3. What is positive reinforcement?

4. What is negative reinforcement?

5. What is punishment?