Behavioral Theory

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Behavioral Theory

• Behaviorism is based on the premise that
  scientific psychology should study observable
  behavior.

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Classical Conditioning

• Type of learning in which a neutral stimulus
  acquires the capacity to evoke a response that
  was originally evoked by another stimulus.
• Extinction - gradual weakening and disappearance
  of a conditioned response tendency.

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Classical Conditioning
Elicits
No response
Neutral Stimulus
UCS
Elicits
UCR
Neutral Stimulus
Elicits
UCS
UCR
Conditioned Stimulus
Conditioned Response
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Figure 2.8
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Operant Conditioning

• Form of learning in which voluntary responses
  come to be controlled by their consequences.
• Reinforcement - positive and negative experiences
  paired with stimulus.

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Social Learning Theory

• People actively seek out and process information
  about their environment.

Stimulus
Response
Choice