Ch. 6 Learning

Ch. 6: Learning

• PowerPoint

• Lecture

• Videos for lecture

• Extra Videos (for fun)

1. Video: Classical Conditioning (BGSU example)

• Unconditioned Stimulus = air soft gun
• Unconditioned Response = flinch
• Conditioned Stimulus = Staples Button
• Conditioned Response = flinch

2. Video: Classical Conditioning (The Office example)

• This example is a layered and higher-complex example of Conditioning 
  • Unconditioned Stimulus = Offering a mint
  • Unconditioned Response = Yes Please/putting hand out
  • Conditioned Stimulus = Computer sound of start up
  • Conditioned Response = Yes Please/putting hand out

3. Video: Classical Conditioning (John Watson and Little Albert)

• Unconditioned Stimulus = Loud Noise
• Unconditioned Response = fear/crying
• Conditioned Stimulus = White rat
• Conditioned Response = fear/crying 

4. Video: Operant Conditioning (Big Bang Theory example)

• Positive Reinforcement (chocolate, praise)
• Positive Punishment (spray bottle)
• The show has an error: Using shock is not negative reinforcement, it is actually positive punishment

5. Video: Operant Conditioning (another The Office example)

• Positive Reinforcement (points)
• Token Economy (buying items with earned points)

6. Video: Operant Conditioning (Learned Helplessness)

• Learned Helplessness (results when punishment is over-used)

7. Videos: Insightful Learning

• Wolfgang Kohler
• Videos:
  • • Pigeon and the leaf (video has no sound, but you can note the 'trials and errors')
    • Chimp and the peanut
    • Cooperating Chimps

8. Video: Latent Learning

• E. Charles Tolman
• Cognitive Maps

9. Video: Observational Learning

• Albert Bandura
• Bobo-Doll Experiment