Learning and Simple Learning Processes: Habituation, Sensitization, and Conditioning - Pro, Exams of Psychology

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Learning is a change in behavior as a function of experience  Behavior is systematic and orderly o Behavior is not random or chaotic o Responses form a pattern or sequence  Behavior changes o Behavior is not fixed and invariant o Responses are malleable and exhibit plasticity  changes in behavior are not random or chaotic o changes in behavior are not random or chaotic o changes in responding form a pattern revealing a trajectory  changes in behavior are connected to experience o changes in behavior at not unrelated to experience o responding changes systematically as a function of experience Types of simple learning  non associative learning procedures o habituation- a decrease in a response as a function of experience with a stimulus (response is diminished)  ex. Delicious chocolate ice cream; drug tolerance effects; acoustic startle reaction; delicious sauce béarnaise o sensitization- an increase in a response as a function of experience with a stimulus  ex. Annoyed by a dripping faucet; buzzing of a mosquito or bee; bronchial asthma or respiratory allergies; dysphoric mood coming down from crack high  pavlovian (classical) conditioning o reflex you have no control over  instrumental (operant) conditioning Solomon-Corbit Model of Addiction (pg 59-63)  a model of drug addiction based on o Habituation of emotional reactions to the onset of the drug’s effects Habituation of euphoric or pleasurable reaction to the onset of the drug’s effects o Sensitization of emotional reactions to the offset of the drug’s effects Sensitization of dysphoric or unpleasant reactions to the offset of the drug’s effects