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| Problems/Limitations w/ 2 factor theory of fear |
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| • Avoidance response can occur in the absence of the warning stimulus and in the absence of fear. |
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| having an avoidance response just for being in a park, where dogs could be. |
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| • Direct experience w/feared stimulus is |
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| is not necessary to learn a fear. (Hearing people talking about, vicarious/observational learning) |
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| o Garcia’s taste-aversion experiments showed that: |
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| • Some stimuli are more easily associated than others |
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| Garcia’s taste-aversion experiments phase 1 |
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| • Phase 1: all rats given sweet, bright/noisy water (sugar is an internal stimulus, light/sound is external) |
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| Garcia’s taste-aversion experiments phase 2 |
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| • Phase 2: Group 1: exposed to x-rays (get sick/internal pain) Group 2 exphosed to shock (aversive, external pain) |
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| Garcia’s taste-aversion experiments phase 3 |
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| • Phase 3: all rats given choice btw sweet water or bright/noisy water |
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| Garcia’s taste-aversion experiments results |
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| • Results: Group 1: drank bright/noisy Group 2: drank sweet |
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| Garcia’s taste-aversion experiments demenstrated- |
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| preparedness- the notion that some stimuli are more easily associated than others |
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| which states are easier to associate w/each other? |
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| o If you get sick (internal) can associate it with internal state easier than external |
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| • Some avoidance responses are easier to learn than others |
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o Species specific defense reactions (SSDRs)
o Environment and biology are always interacting |
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| Conditioned taste aversions in humans (Bernstein) |
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• Cancer pt received uniquely flavored ice cream during tx sessions
• Associated nausea w/ice cream |
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| When the cue is ambigous (might be good or might be bad)= stress response |
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| Conditioned neurosis shown in dogs- |
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| - In dogs shown a circle they get a treat. The ellipse means no treat. Then they combined a circle with ellipse and the dogs |
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| counterconditioning and pairing feared stimulus w/something positive does what? |
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| Eliminating motivated behaviors through conditioning |
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| • Counterconditioning two things: |
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o Systematic desensitization
o Extinction |
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• Operant Conditioning
o Reinforcers- |
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| any consequences that increases the probability of a response (that produced it) in the future |
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| reinforcers example. study for exam-> |
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| • Study for exam -> receive an A (positive reinforcement) “A” functions as a positive reinforcers-> will seek it out in the future. |
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| types of positive reinforcers |
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satisfy biological needs (genetic) brains born w/ wiring to find these things rewarding
• Food, sex, water, sleep, social contact |
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| these are conditioned/learned. Learn their importance because they are associated w/other things. |
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| Money, cars, tickets, tokens, punches on a punch card. Gold star= approval |
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| conditioned with money, the thrill heightened arousal. |
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