prepardness theory, social learning and classical conditioning

Classical Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning was discovered when Pavlov was experimenting with some dogs
• NS ------- no effect, ucs (Stimulus)------ UCR
• NS------ UCS------- UCR
• CS------CR

Social Learning theory

• Vicarious reinforcement: learning through the positive or negative consequences of other peoples actions rather than first hand- we are more likely to copy if they are rewarded.
• modeling- copying a persons behaviour.
• Role models: this is the belief that the people we look up to, we imitate and this can lead to positive or negative consequences. Coombes used this with rats. He made one rat sick and when this rat drank from a spout and was sick, none of the other rats would drink from that spout.

Prepardness

• The prepardness theory is the idea that we have evolved to be conditioned to fear things from our evolutionary past. This can be something that was a threat to our ancestors. For example, fire and lions would have been two feared things in our evolutionary past and therefore that's why we are scared of them now.
• However, preparedness theory cannot explain fears and phobias we can have now such as clowns and cars.