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Learning (What do Animals Learn (Predators, Mate, Familial Relationships,…
Learning
What do Animals Learn
Predators
Mate
Familial Relationships
Aggression
What is Individual Learning
A relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience
How Animals Learn
Three types of experiences that lead to learning
Single-Stimulus Experience
Stimulus can take many forms
Result of exposure to stimulus
Sensitization
More sensitive to stimulus
Facilitate association with another stimulus
Habituation
Less sensitive to stimulus
Interferes with association with another stimulus
Example: Freshwater Snail
Habituaton
Dishabituation (special case of sensitization)
Stimulus-Stimulus Experience
Classical Conditioning
Involve 2 types of stimulus
Conditioned stimulus
Paired with US
Elicits conditioned response
Unconditioned stimulus
Elicits unconditioned response
Appetitive stimulus
Positive Response
Aversive stimulus
Negative Response
Example: Rats
Paired with freezing and shocks
Aversive Stimulus
Response-Reinforcer Experience
Instrumental (Operant) Conditioning
Behavior reinforced when:
Presentation of positive stimulus
Removal of negative stimulus
Behavior weakened when:
Presentation of negative stimulus
Removal of negative stimulus
Example: Rats in Skinner Box
Push down on lever to receive food
Increases behavior
Why Animals Learn
Learn cues that are useful in their particular environment
Avoid poisonous food
Avoid predators
Find safe food