GE203-General Psychology
General Education
What if you lost the ability to do some of the things that are so natural for you now? For sure, you would have to re-learn those things, if you could. Some Psychologists believe that all behavior is learned, while others believe that most behavior is learned but that there are innate behaviors, such as sucking.
This chapter is all about how we learn. Some of the "tools" you'll learn can be powerful help to you in your professional and personal life.
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The Learning Objectives Addressed Today Were:
1. Conditioning and Learning
Define classical conditioning
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Describe how classical conditioning occurs, using the terms, unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, neutral stimulus, conditioned stimulus and conditioned response.
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Explain the principles of classical conditioning and associated concepts
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Define Operant conditioning
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Describe Thorndike's Law of Effect
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Differentiate between "reward" and reinforcement"
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Explain the principles of operant conditioning and associated concepts
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Provide examples of operant reinforcers
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Describe the principle of the Skinner Box
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Compare and contrast the effects of continuous and partial reinforcement and stimulus control
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Identify three problems associated with punishment
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Summarize the concepts of cognitive learning and modeling.
2. Sensory Systems
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Identify the three processes of memory; retrieval, storage and encoding
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Describe the Atkinson - Schiffrin three stages of memory, sensory, short - term and long - term
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Identify way in which memory is tested
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Identify key concepts of forgetting, improving memory, and mneumonics, and the biological substrates that supports these concepts
3. Intelligence, Cognition, Language, Creativity
Activity:
Activity Due Unit 2 Day 2, Worth 25 Points
Out of the nine scenarios below, choose any five and first decide whether the example is classical or operant conditioning, and then identify the components. You will use the following terms: UCS, CS, UCR, CR, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, discrimination, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, or response cost.
Each case is worth five points and you may receive partial credit if not all factors are identified for a particular case.
Please type you answers and submit them via the link below.
Good Luck!
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When he was a child, Richard was the object of bullying by Trevor. Even as an adult, Richard still grimaces whenever he meets someone named Trevor.
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George is annoyed at his son Justin, who consistently breaks curfew. George creates what he humorously calls an attitude improvement course. Justin is required to spend Saturday helping his father clean out the garage
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Some researchers have suggested that rapists have learned to become sexually aroused to violence because of the way iimages of women are presented in horror movies, action films, and TV crime dramas.
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Mary used to be a poor student. Lately, she has found that she gets better grades when she studies. She is happy that her GPA has improved and she also feels less anxious during exams.
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Sally's father enjoyed the sound of military bands. The children did not. When the children would not get out of bed on Saturday mornings, their father would turn up the sound of a marching band full volume until the children got out of bed.
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Sally is now an adult with children of her own. Whenever she hears a military band, she smiles and thinks about her father.
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Fido and Rover enjoy sitting with the family while the TV is on. Every time the sound of a doorbell rings on the TV, Fido starts barking but Rover ignores it. Both Fido and Rover do bark when someone rings the dorbell of their home.
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Fido jumps up from his post on the couch and runs to the kitchen whenever he hears the can opener
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Janice takes her baby out for a walk and when the baby cries, Janice gives the baby a soother. The baby stops crying.