What is stimulus generalisation, extinction and types of reinforcement in psychology?

Question

I am doing an assignment for psychology on classical and oprent condtioning, I have to include stimulus generalisation, extinction and types of reinforcement, where can I find some info on it? can anyone help?

Answer 1

i'd recommend getting a revision book now (like the letts ones), they explain things easily and you can find what you're looking for without too much messing around - when you come to revising for your exams it will help & you'll already be familiar with it.

in the meantime try wikipedia or somewhere. you can probably think of the answers yourself if you know what classical & operant conditioning are... xxx

try here -
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_quicklearn.asp?loc=ql&topic_id=6&quicklearn_id=4&subject_id=14&ebt=204&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=13

http://www.revision-notes.co.uk/revision/66.html

Answer 2

Stimulus generalization is when a similar stimulus can bring about the same response as the original stimulus.

Extinction in the withholding of reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior in order to eliminate that behavior.

There is negative and positive reinforcement.
In Negative Reinforcement a particular behavior is strengthened by the consequence of the stopping or avoiding of a negative condition.
Punishment, on the other hand, weakens a behavior because a negative condition is introduced or experienced as a consequence of the behavior.
Positive Reinforcement is a good stimulus presented after a desired behavior to encourage that behavior to occur again.

For more HELP GO TO :http://www.msu.edu/~crutche2/powerpoint/sld008.htm

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