Learning
Learning/ Classical Conditioning
Alright, so this week in my psychology class were learning about well "Learning". but the tricky thing is the learning we were talking about is not the kind that happens in any ordinary classroom. We learned how a psychologist would define learning. This learning is not taught by an individual but by everyday events that influence our future behavior. This learning happens when we notice them around us and relate them to others or relate a certain action to a consequence. Through this process of learning we become conditioned to react the same way. Its funny humans are not the only ones who have the capacity to learn and be conditioned. In the early 1900's, a Russian psychologist by the name of Ivan Pavlov made an accident discovery during an experiment where he was working with dogs. In this experiment Pavlov and his assistant had a few dogs harnessed up and they would then bring these dogs food. The intended experiment was to bring these dogs food and then measure the amount of saliva produced when the food had arrived. However a problem soon arose when Pavlov discovered that the dogs were salivating before the food would even make it to them. With this problem came a new question and Pavlov soon shifted his studies to a new direction. These new studies would later shape the world of psychology. He focused the studies on something called classical conditioning. Classical condition is learning to make a connection between multiple stimuli making it easier to predict the other. Through multiple experiments Pavlov was able to condition dogs to associate the ringing of a bell with food or later the lack of food creating conditional responses such as salivation through learning.
Personal Learning
So through this chapter I learned that we not only learn by what we are taught by others by what we are trained through personal experiences. We don't just read and manual or instructions. We connect actions with reactions; a stimulus to a response.
Real World Application
So as a waiter I am constantly faced with different types of people (multiple stimuli) and have learned how to deal with each individual that comes in, in a variety of ways (response). I have also been taught cues such as a glance of the eyes or a closing of the menu means that my customer is ready to order or has questions for me.
Sources
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I too found the dog experiment to be one of the most interesting things in the chapter. I was not aware that dogs could simply begin to slobber by the site of something that reminded them of food. Another thing that stood out to me this week is how many different kinds of learning there are. I didn't realize there were so many different types of learning.
ReplyDeleteHello Austin! This was a very detailed blog about Ivan Pavlov's dog experiment. I also wrote about this in my blog. To me this was one of the most interesting things in this chapter. I might suggest a little proof reading and turning your source into an actual link. However, I really enjoyed reading your blog. Keep up the good work!
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