09/25 - Conditioning and Learning

Classical Conditioning

• Pavlov's Experiments
• Examples of Classical Conditioning in Humans
• Features of Classical Conditioning
• Contiguity - Necessary and Sufficient?

Operant Conditioning

• Thorndike's Puzzle Box
• The Skinner Box and Operant Behavior
• The Effects of Reinforcement
• Schedules of Reinforcement
• Features of Operant Conditioning
• Punishment
• Escape and Avoidance Learning
• Biological Constraints in Operant Conditioning
• Cognitive Factors in Instrumental Learning

Observable Behavior

• Observational Learning of Fear and Aggression
• Culture and Observational Learning