Learning Learning and Reinforcement Simple Learning Habituation and Sensitization Classical Conditioning Classical Conditioning
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Learning Learning and reinforcement Learning A long-lasting change in behavior, or potential to change behavior, that results from experience Reinforcement Anything that affects the probability that a particular behavior will occur Simple learning Habituation and sensitization Aplysia Repeated presentation of stimulus chaffinch Habituation Sensitization Percent birds respondingbirds Percent Playbacks Eric Kandel Classical conditioning Classical conditioning Is there any adaptive significance of classical conditioning? food (US) salivation (UR) food (US) + tone (CS) salivation (UR) tone (CS) salivation (CR) Ivan Pavlov 1 Classical conditioning Classical conditioning ♂ ♀ blue gourami Karen Hollis Mount Holyoke Classical conditioning Classical conditioning How might classical conditioning work in nature? Courtship behavior by female (US) Courtship (UR) Courtship behavior by female (US) + sex-recognition cue (CS) Courtship (UR) Sex-recognition cue (CS) Courtship (CR) Japanese quail Heritability of conditioned response Gene × environment interactions Proboscis extension response conditioned to various odors Evidence of significant heritability Tryon Maze Dull and Bright rats Offspring score Offspring Parent score 2 Operant conditioning Laws of effect and exercise Thorndike Operant conditioning Operant conditioning Operant conditioning = association between Negative behavior and its consequences Positive reinforcement reinforcement Increase likelihood that behavior will occur B.F. Skinner Operant conditioning What factors affect conditioning? Response cost “Punishment” 1. Contiguity 2. Relevance Decrease likelihood that behavior will occur John Garcia 3 The “Garcia effect” The “Garcia effect” Practical applications of the Garcia effect Schedules of reinforcement Operant conditioning 1. Fixed (also continuous) 2. Variable 3. Ratio schedules 4. Interval schedules What produces the characteristic “scalloping” effect in the FI schedule? Operant conditioning Learning sets Trials 1-5 Block 1 A B A B A B A B A B Trials 1-5 Block 2 A B A B A B A B A B Why the “stair-step” pattern? Where should monkey look first? Now where should monkey look? rhesus macaque 4 Learning sets Latent learning Development of generalized Reinforcement not evident learning strategy Wisconsin general test apparatus Harry Harlow (1905-1981) Rhesus macaque Domestic cat Gray squirrel Percent correct Percent Number of problems solved Latent learning Latent learning Tinbergen observed beewolf’s circular flight as it departed burrow Wolfgang Kohler Insight learning Social learning Learning by applying Local enhancement: previous knowledge presence attracts others Social facilitation: presence facilitates learning 5 Social learning Social learning Two groups of cows conditioned to avoid larkspur by pairing with LiCl Copying versus imitation Reinforced in one group, extinct in the other Both paired with naïve cows Extinction cows Reinforcement cows Larkspur consumed Social learning Mate choice copying Mate choice copying in guppies Alternative explanations? focal A1: Focal female wants to ♀ ♀ ♀ school with groups of fish. ♀ model here or here Replaced end males with females, and focal female showed no Focal female chose male preference for 2 fish vs. 1 fish focal near model 17 of 20 times ♂ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♂ (10 of 20 trials) model here or here Mate choice copying Social learning Alternative explanations? Classic example in humans = Bandura’s “Bobo” experiments new focal A1: Focal female cues on behavior or physiological ♂ ♀ ♂ changes of chosen male. Removed focal and model female, replaced with new female. She had Why copy mate choice of others? no preference for primed male. May allow less discriminating, younger animals to make better choices 6 Social learning Teaching Can be vertical or horizontal A working definition of teaching Sex differences in tool-use imitation in chimpanzees Tandem running in Temnothorax ants Teaching Teaching prey capture Meerkats present toxic prey to young R = distance of antennal reach Teaching prey capture Groups with young pups Experimental playback of pup begging calls Groups with old pups 7 .