CONDITIONING

CONDITIONING

1. Classical

   • Described - Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist
   • Focuses on involuntary, automatic behaviors
     • Involuntarey
   • Involves placing a neutral signal before a reflex
   • Unconditioned stimulus
     • Natural / automatic response
       • conditioned stimulus
         • Result
           • conditioned response.
     • Neutral
       • Any action
   • produces bad habits

2. Operant / instrumental conditioning

   • Described - B. F. Skinner, an American psychologist
   • Focuses on strengthening or weakening voluntary behaviorsr
     • voluntary
   • Applying reinforcement or punishment after a behavio
   • behavior and the consequences for that behavior
     • Schedule of reinforcement
       • Frequency
         • variable-ratio schedule
           • high and steady rate of response
         • variable-interval schedule
           • slow and steady response rate.
   • eliminate habits

3. result in learning