Conditioning
Who created the ideas of classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov
What is the scientific method?
(In terms of psychology)
A process used to find answers to questions about the world around us.
What is the definition of psychology?
The study of the human mind, its functions and behaviors--often including the conscious.
What is Operant conditioning?
The relationship or association between someone or something's behavior and reassuring events or consequences.
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The ability to make us more or less likely to associate and perform a voluntary action.
Is there only 1 scientific method?
No, there are several types that range in the number of steps!
Which other psychologist aided the research on classical conditioning?
John B. Watson
How many steps does our form of Scientific Method have?
7!
How many perspectives are there of modern psychology?
7!
(Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Cognitive, Evolutionary, Humanistic, Bio-psychological, Sociocultural)
Who developed the idea of operant conditioning
B.F. Skinner
What is the goal of the scientific method of psychology?
To describe, explain and predict behaviors and other mental processes!
What were each of the Psychologists famous for?
There experiments on dogs and "little Albert."
What are the first 3 steps?
Formulate and research the questions
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Hypothesis
What did skinner base his conclusions on?
Reinforcements and Punishments
What are other psychologists that have ben talked about in class?
Sigmund Freud, Francis Bacon, Charles Darwin.
What are the two types of conditioning that were found out to be present in everyday life?
Classical and Operant Conditioning
What goes next in our process?
You conduct the experiment
What is a previously conditioned response that decreases in frequency and eventually disappears.
Extinction
Where have we seen the scientific method as an example in class?
(What experiment or study)
The genie study?
What is classical conditioning?
a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to bring about a response after it is placed with a stimulus that naturally brings that response
OR
Associating an involuntary response and a stimulus.
Finally what is suggested you do?
analyze your data, draw conclusions and communicate to your peers
What is an often conditioned response that became extinct the can tested can sometimes re-emerge after a period of time has passed with no further conditioning
Spontaneous Recovery.
William Wundt.