3/17/2015 General Psychology PSYC 200 Outline 0) Definition of Learning 1) Habituation 2) Classical Conditioning 3) Operant Conditioning Learning Definition • Learning = change in behavior or thought as a result of experience • relatively long-lasting 1 Habituation We are Change Detectors 1 Habituation • we respond less strongly over time to repeated stimuli • highly adaptive …… but not really very impressive • amoeba and sea slugs 2 Classical Conditioning New things can trigger reflexes Other examples? 1 3/17/2015 2 Classical Conditioning 2 • When a neutral stimulus evokes a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally evokes a response • simple • passive; reactive • automatic 2 Pavlov’s Accidental Discovery 2 Classical Conditioning CS • Studied digestion – Nobel Prize US UR CR • Unconditioned stimulus (US) - > unconditioned response (UR) – Food – saliva • Complication: Dogs began salivating before meat powder • Classical Conditioning • Conditioned stimulus (CS) pair with US • neutral stimulus is paired with another stimulus that elicits an automatic response • eventually the neutral stimulus alone produces a similar response • Then CS can elicit conditioned response (CR) 2 Think, Pair, Share US? UR? CS? CR? 2 US = shark UR = fear CS = music CR = fear 2 3/17/2015 2 2 Terminology Learning Fears • Acquisition • Little Albert • learning phase • fear of white rats • generalized to rabbits, a white dog, a white furry coat, a Santa Claus mask, and even Watson’s hair • Extinction • gradual elimination • Spontaneous Recovery • sudden reemergence • Phobias • Generalization • or overcoming phobias • Little Peter • similar • Discrimination • different 2 2 Biological Preparedness Disgust/ Food Aversions • we learn some associations more easily than others • phobias • Acquired easily • biologically important • dirty; poisonous • dark, heights, snakes, spiders, water, blood • food aversions • Food aversions? • one trial learning Taco Bell Cheesy Double Beef Burritos stuffed inside a sausage log wrapped in bacon. http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/ 2 2 International Delicacies Eel jelly American Delicacies Denny’s Introduces “Just a Humongous Bucket of Eggs and Meat - The Onion 3 3/17/2015 2 Question 3 • Bob has contracted a stomach virus and will be extremely sick in 6 hours. At the moment, however, Bob is completely unaware of his condition. In fact, he is starving for his favorite food, pizza. His roommate wants anchovies on the pizza; although Bob never has eaten anchovies, he agrees. Bob eats six slices of pizza and likes the taste of the anchovies. A few hours later, Bob becomes extremely sick to his stomach. Describe the likely taste aversion that Bob will experience. Be sure to identify the US, CS, UR, and CR. Finally, discuss how the conditioning process might differ if Bob was a pigeon in Central Park instead of a college student. 3 Operant Conditioning Operant Conditioning Learning can happen with actions other than reflexes 3 Skinner’s Rats and Pigeons • Skinner Box = Operant Chamber • What about more complex and voluntary behaviors? • dolphins at Sea World • kids behaving properly (or improperly) • studying for a test • operant conditioning is learning that is controlled by the consequences of behavior • more active 3 3 • Skinner trained pigeons to: • • • • walk in a figure 8 play ping pong maintain quality control even keep a guided missile on course! Operant Conditioning 4 3/17/2015 3 3 Hero Rats Shaping • Bart Weetjens • land mines • tuberculosis 3 • rewarding gradual, successive approximations to a desired behavior • Professor example 3 Opportunity NYC • program designed to reduce poverty by providing cash incentives for doing things that will ultimately help people help themselves out of poverty • • • • attend parent-teacher conferences -- $25 get a library card -- $50 take the PSAT -- $50 complete job training or educational courses -- $200 • 2 year testing phase But what about intrinsic motivation? • Sometimes extrinsic rewards decrease intrinsic motivation 5 3/17/2015 3 Future of Gaming? 3 Important Terminology • Jesse Schell – game designer • reinforcement – increases or strengthens a response – Talks about future of games – after facebook – Games creeping into reality – 21 minutes in • punishment - decreases or weakens a response http://g4tv.com/videos/44277/dice-2010-design-outside-the-box-presentation/ 3 Reinforcement and Punishment 3 • Positive reinforcement: Adding something good, to increase desired behavior • Negative reinforcement: Taking away something bad, to increase desired behavior • Positive punishment: Adding something bad, to reduce undesired behavior • Negative punishment: Taking away something good, to reduce undesired behavior 3 Positive Reinforcement Reinforcement and Punishment • Positive reinforcement: Adding something good, to increase desired behavior • Negative reinforcement: Taking away something bad, to increase desired behavior • Positive punishment: Adding something bad, to reduce undesired behavior • Negative punishment: Taking away something good, to reduce undesired behavior 3 Negative Reinforcement 6 3/17/2015 3 Positive Punishment 3 3 Reinforcement? Punishment? 3 Negative Punishment Watch out… MIT prank • negative reinforcement • taking an aspirin to relieve a headache • smoking to relieve anxiety • saying “uncle” to stop a beating • Positive punishment • spanking a child to stop them from hitting • kicking a dog after it pees on the rug • hangovers after drinking too much 3 Reinforcement or Punishment? Positive or Negative? • The employee of the month gets a reserved parking space • A basketball player is suspended for committing a flagrant foul • A teenager is grounded until his homework is finished 3 Schedules of Reinforcement • reinforced by ratio (# responses) or interval (time) • reinforced on fixed or variable schedule • Which schedules yield higher rates of responding – ratio or interval? • Which schedules yield more consistent rates of responding – variable or fixed? • Show Skinner movie 7 3/17/2015 Group Discussion 1 3 Casinos • A child does not reliably make his bed every morning. His parents want to use monetary positive reinforcement to increase bedmaking. Describe how the following schedules of reinforcement would operate: Continuous reinforcement, fixed ratio (FR) 7, variable ratio (VR) 7, fixed interval (FI) 7 days, variable interval (VI) 7 days. If you were the parent, which schedule of reinforcement would you employ? Why? 3 FR, VR, FI, or VI? • getting a paycheck every other week • pop quizzes • casting and reeling back several times before catching a fish while fly fishing • frequent flyer programs that give you free trips after flying 10,000 miles • watching for shooting stars 8
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