Chapter 6: Learning and Reward
Chapter Outline
How Did the Behavioral Study of Learning Develop?
- Behavioral Responses Are Conditioned
- Phobias and Addictions Have Learned Components
- Classical Conditioning Involves More Than Contiguity
- Reinforcement Increases Behavior
- Both Reinforcement and Punishment Can Be Positive or Negative
- Operant Conditioning Is Influenced by Schedules of Reinforcement
- Biology and Cognition Influence Operant Conditioning
- The Value of Reinforcement Follows Economic Principles
- Learning Can Be Passed on through Cultural Transmission
- Learning Can Occur through Observation
- Animals and Humans Imitate Others
- Self-Stimulation Is a Model of Reward
- Dopamine Signals Reward
- Habituation and Sensitization Are Simple Models of Learning
- Long-Term Potentiation Is a Candidate for the Cellular Basis of Learning
- Learning Can Be Simulated by Computerized Neural Networks
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