solved I’m working on a psychology multi-part question and need an
I’m working on a psychology multi-part question and need an explanation to help me learn.
Behaviorism has inspired you and you are seeking an internship as a lab assistant for Professor Bento in the basic research lab (you clearly are a glutton for punishment). Part of the application requires an understanding of Learning. Choose any two (2) of the following Situations and write a paragraph or two and include your responses to the following questions.
For each of the following examples, decide whether the situation is an example of classical or operant conditioning (hint: your topic sentence should be clear and concise).
If you decide the situation seems to be an example of classical conditioning, you should label the Neutral stimulus (NS), Unconditioned Stimulus (US), Unconditioned Response (UR), Conditioned Stimulus (CS), and Conditioned Response (CR).
If you decide the situation seems to be an example of operant conditioning, you should identify whether it is positive or negative reinforcement, or positive or negative punishment. Be specific, identify each part, define, & explain.
SITUATION 1
A very bright (mildly painful) light is turned on a rat. The rat has learned that he can turn off the light by pressing a lever on the other side of his cage. As soon as the light comes on, the rat runs across the room and presses the lever.
SITUATION 2
When a mother strokes her infant’s skin, the stroking creates pleasure responses in the baby. After this goes on for many days, the baby begins to show pleasure responses simply at the sight of the mother (before even being touched).