Learning

Classical
Conditioning

Operant
Conditioning

Social Cognitive Learning Theory

The type of learning in which a response naturally elicited by one stimulus becomes to be elicited by a different formally neutral stimulus

Pavlov and Watson

The type of learning in which behaviors are emitted to earn rewards or avoid punishments

B.F. Skinner

The type of learning in which behaviors are learned by observing a model

Albert Bandura

Phobias

Taste Aversion

Using Sex to Sell

Key Terms

Unconditioned Stimulus (US) – A stimulus that invariably causes an organism to responds in a specific way

Unconditioned Response (UR) – A response that takes place in an organisms whenever an unconditioned stimulus occurs

Conditioned Stimulus (CS) – An originally neutral stimulus that is paired with an unconditioned stimulus an eventually produces the desired response in an organism when presented alone.

Conditioned Response (CR) – After conditioning, the response an organism produces when only a conditioned stimulus is presented.

Working

Coming home by curfew

Superstitious Behavior

Going to school.

Key Terms

Reinforcer - a stimulus or event that follows a behavior and makes that behavior more likely to occur again

Punisher - a stimulus or event that follows a behavior and makes that behavior less likely to occur again

Video Games

Gender Roles