LOGAN: BASIC LAWS OF LEARNING 1/1/2000
CLASSICAL CONDITIONING: Excitation
Interdependent Current Contingency Variables
Contents
Paradigmatic/Natural/Asocial/Emotionally Positive Effect
CS-7:00. Functional significance of CR CB****aqr
Systematic Analyses of Reinforcement in Classical Conditioning CB****aqz
Paradigmatic/Natural/Asocial/Emotionalliy Negative Effect
Hypothesis CC-7:10. Drive-reduction Reinforcement CB****czp
CS-7:00. Functional significance of CR CB****aqr
. Note: "Reinforcement" in classcond means US occurrence
DXS- Cond salivation acts as S for food-seeking reflex (14) - - Pav,IP'27-
RVE- Cond fear=f(shock-on), not proximity/abruptness of US-off - Mow,OH'54+
HAH- Mag(HR CR) is-f max Amp(UR), not-f HR at time of US-off - - Zea,D.'57+
XXX- No ultimate adaptive value if CR cannot decr aversive US - Kim,HD'63-
HAG- Concludes that US onset, not offset, is reinf w/cool air US Fur,JJ'67-
D - Evidence that CR is preparatory to noxious ESB US - - - - - Wag,AR'67e
HxG- Rated inten of shock US not-f antic Mag(CR) - - - - - - - - Fur,JJ'70-
HxO- Rated inten of signaled shock = rated inten unsignaled - - Fur,JJ'71+
No pref between signaled/unsignaled shock Fur,JJ'71+
XXX- Differential reinf th: Event-attractiveness is-f(context) - Per,CC'71-
XXX- During classcond acq, US is rel more attractive if CR occur Per,CC'71-
Basis of above hypo is that CR is preparatory R - - - - - - Per,CC'71-
HSG- Rated inten of noise US not-f antic Mag(CR) - - - - - - - - Fur,JJ'73-
HxO- Electrodermal recover time same w/signaled/unsignaled shock Fur,JJ'73+
HxG- Diff in subjective contingency not correl w/diff-CR - - - - Fur,JJ'73+
XXS- CR has purpose--Qual/quant prop related to qual/quant of US Gan,WH'73-
HxB- Rated inten of puff US, but not shock US, neg-f Mag(CR) - - Fur,JJ'76+
No pref, and rated inten equal for signaled/unsignaled US Fur,JJ'76+
XXX- Found no support for preparatory-R hypo re CR adaptiveness Mil,RR'81+
Systematic Analyses of Reinforcement in Classical Conditioning CB****aqz
Hypothesis CC-7:10. Drive-reduction Reinforcement
. Quant/qual prop of CR =f(D-reduction)
. E.g. CR may decr aversiveness in defense cond
DXS- Advantage of cond saliva is moist mouth (14) - - - - - - - Pav,IP'27-
HXW- Genz: W/drawal to shock US of limited value w/adult humans Raz,GH'34-
XXX- Law of Effect = Strengthening/weaking of quality (affect) - Raz,GH'39-
XXX- Genz: CR sim to UR early, adaptive re US later - - - - - - Ste,JM'42-
XXX- Reinf theory of defense classcond w/no Rf to nonreinf (109) Spe,KW'60-
Implies PRF inferior to CRF in defense classcond (110) Spe,KW'60-
HLB- Hypo: CR-shaping nec to decr aversiveness of puff US - - - Gra,DA'72-
Re C-form, V-form R availability easy w/little shaping nec Gra,DA'72-
Limited info-proc capacity re S-info/S-US contin/R-shaping Gra,DA'72-
XXX- In most classcond sit, CR modifies reinf qual of US - - - - Ter,HS'73-
. E.g. CR may incr reward value in appetitive cond CB****czp
DXD- Hypo: Can cond organ-system only if CR serves econ purpose Gan,WH'73-
Cannot know an organ's purpose (teleology) w/out research Gan,WH'73-
XXX- Cannot test law-of-effect hypo because US indep of CR - - - Gor,I.'75+
XXX- Evidence does not support the "effect" theory of classcond Col,SR'79+