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Example of biological constraints on instrumental conditioning: |
Instincts can interfere and cause failure in conditioning. |
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How can instincts play a role in the success of instrumental conditioning: |
Some actions the subject is being conditioned to do could be natural to their species, like running away. But for a rat to stay still and press a lever to stop it getting shocked, would take ages to condition. |
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What did Cook and Mineka's experiment suggest about monkeys and observational learning: |
After watching other peers react negatively to flower, and act cool to snake, the monkeys learned to fear the flower. |
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What are four key process for successful observational learning: |
Attention, retention, production, motivation. |
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What is comparative cognition: |
The study of understanding cognitive processes in other species and determining quantitative or qualitative differences. E.g. Clever Hans not knowing German, put understanding body language. |
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How do other species communicate? |
Dancing, gestures, sounds, smells etc. |
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In Gardener and Gardeners chimpanzee experiment, was language taught and to what degree. What was chimps name? |
They learned 200 symbols from the lexigram vocabulary, could understand and respond to English language using this. Washoe. |
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What are some key attributes for an observational model: |
Similarity to observer, competence (not an idiot), previous experience with observer, models prestige, no. of models. |
