324 04 part 1.1 operant conditioning foundations
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Human LearningTopic 4: Part 1 Operant Conditioning Foundations
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History
Cats
Law of Effect
Satisfying event Stamped in
Annoying event stamped out
Unobservable
Discrete trials
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History
Skinner
Removed inference
Free operants
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Voluntary behavior
Consequences determine probability
Eliciting vs. Emitting
No blank slate here!
Behavior operates on environment
Environment operates on behavior
Operant Conditioning
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Species Level Selection
Phylogeny
Cultural Level Selection
Change over time
Individual Level Selection
Ontogeny (selection by consequences)
Operant
Variation
Natural Selection
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Stimuli
Future behavior only
No moral value
Immediate consequences
Consequences
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Probably of response increases
Strengthening
Processes: Reinforcement
Stimulus: Reinforcer
Have to watch behavior
Reinforcement