Psychology 3214

Psychology 3214 Learning Calendar of Topics - Fall 2015
Classical Conditioning: Basics
Aug	17	M	Course Description & Requirements
	19	W	What is a reflex? A cat feeling harassed? A horse doing math? A parrot that understands language? Talk therapy for your pet? Koko's strange request Descartes Descartes Philosophy A walk through the gardens The mixed nature of humankind Mind and body Pineal gland in action Marshall Hall A Current Animal Cognition Controversy and more and Descartes
	21	F	The Effect Pavlov Pavlov is awarded Nobel Prize Pavlov's Definition of Reflex Pavlov's Special Lab Pavlov in Lab Dog in apparatus Kymograph Records The Pavlov Institute of Physiology Textbook: 96, 109-117 Pictures of Pavlov's Dogs RadioLab podcast on Beaumont and St. Martin [trivia] Pavlov's Steak [humor] Pavlov's Brother
	24	M	Acquisition Eyeblink Conditioning Label Classical Conditioning Exercise Bad CC Diagram Textbook: 123-126
	26	W	Extinction Spontaneous Recovery Effect (Rescorla, 2004) Renewal Effect Textbook: 136-140
	28	F	Inhibition Table of Contents from Pavlov (1927) Textbook: 157-163
	31	M	Watson & Rayner (1920) Biographical Info On John B. Watson John B. Watson JBW's House JBW at Furman What happened to Little Albert? Current views
Sept	2	W	Application assignment Example Ads: Old Style vs. New Style
	4	F	Application assignment due
	7	M	State Holiday - No Class
	9	W	Question & Answer - Review [ Study Guide ]
	11	F	Test 1
			Test 1 Results
Classical Conditioning: Modern Work & Explanations
	14	M	Pavlov's Cortical Explanation Lecture 17 & the Shengar-Krestovnikova Experiment Textbook: 142-144, 177-178
	16	W	What makes a good CS? Contiguity vs. Contingency Textbook: 57-58
	18	F	What makes a good UCS? Pavlov's Answer Kamin's Blocking Effect Textbook: 155-157 Leo Kamin & Harvard in the 1950s
	21	M	Prediction of Effects Rescorla - Wagner Model Textbook: 185-188
	23	W	Rescorla - Wagner Model
	25	F	R-W and afterwards Comparator Hypothesis Textbook:
	28	M	Predicting the Response Solomon's Opponent Process Model General Pattern of Response Dynamics of Pattern - Early Dynamics of Pattern - Many Encounters Early vs. Late Zener Cards Textbook: 104-109
	30	W	Opponent responses in heroin use Siegel & Ellsworth (1986) *Application assignment* Textbook: 178-185
Oct	2	F	*Application assignment due* Other "opponent process" cases Rebound headaches Nasal Spray addiction Tachyphylaxis Rebound Effects Is this a good way to deal with antidepressant "poop out"? The story of someone who is Addicted to Coke
	5	M	Question & Answer - Review [ Study Guide ]
	7	W	Test 2
			Test 2 Results
Operant Conditioning: "Law of Effect" Basics
	9	F	Thorndike introduces the Law of Effect Charles Darwin - Continuity Among Species - Darwin's Finches Romanes argues by Anecdote Some Actual Puzzleboxes Thorndike's Law of Effect Introduction to Animal Intelligence Textbook: 224-226 -------------------------------------------------------- Examples of Quick Evolutionary Changes Italian Wall Lizard Brown Anole Lizard Galapagos Finch
	12	M	Alternative explanations of the Puzzle Box results J. B. Watson Guthrie and Horton Puzzle Box Cat B Cat G Edwin Guthrie's alternative Brian Wansink - Mindless Eating Textbook:
	14	W	Three approaches to a "Law of Effect" Hull - Drive reduction S-R Diagram and Label Terms Example Postulate Textbook: 292-294
	16	F	Fall Break
	19	M	A Problem for Hull - Harry Harlow Harlow's General Procedures Harlow's Results Harlow (1958) Fig. 5 Harlow (1958) Fig. 6 Another Problem for Hull? Meehl - Transituational Law of Effect Textbook:
	21	W	Skinner - Empirical Law of Effect Positive Reinforcement Tutorial Negative Reinforcement University Skinner (1953) - Empirical Law of Effect Example circularity problem Brief biography of Skinner by his daughter Another biography of Skinner by Howard Rachlin Skinner In His Own Words Textbook: 226-246
	23	F	Empirical Law of Effect Label the effect #1 Label the effect #2 Label the effect #3 Label the effect #4 Label the effect #5 Label the effect #6 Label the effect #7 Label the effect #8 Label the effect #9 Label the effect #10 Food as a punisher? Homer's problem *Application assignment*
	26	M	Origin of New Responses Skinner - Shaping by successive approximations Girl with Violin Panhandle Story Skinner Shaping a Response [Warning: 6 Mb file] Operant Conditioning Chamber Training Rats as Bomb Detectors (The Video) Pouched Rat at Work Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Charles Mingus Trains a Cat to Use a Toilet Skinner (1951) How to Teach Animals *Application assignment due*
	28	W	Question & Answer - Review [ Study Guide ]
	30	F	Test 3
			Test 3 Results
Operant Conditioning: Modern Work & Theory
Nov	2	M	Reinforcement schedules Operant Chamber Operation of a Cumulative Recorder Real Cumulative Recorder Bank of Cumulative Recorders Textbook: 270-280
	4	W	Reinforcement schedules --------------------------------------------- Skinner (1960) Pigeons in a Pelican Nose Cone Outside Nose Cone Inside
	6	F	Reinforcer "Value" - I Multiple Schedules - Behavioral Contrast Textbook: 328-332
	9	M	Reinforcer "Value" - II Concurrent schedules Matching effect vs. Matching Law Richard Herrnstein (left) and James Q. Wilson Herrnstein (1961) Results Textbook: 392-405
			Reinforcer "Value" - III Temporal Discounting & Self-Control Howard Rachlin Temporal Discounting Function Self-Control Problem Self Control Problem 2 Textbook: 409-425
	11	W	Into the future... Premack Reinforcement Principle Premack's RunDrink Apparatus Premack: Reward and Punishment vs Freedom Textbook: 294-296
	13	F	Premack's Analysis of Punishment
	16	M	Timberlake & Allison - Response Deprivation Theory Textbook: 296-298 *Application assignment*
	18	W	Timberlake & Allison - Response Deprivation Theory *Application assignment due*
	20	F	Psychonomic Society - Chicago
	23	M	Questions & Answers - Review [ Study Guide ]
			Classical vs. Operant - Identifying & Interactions Breland & Breland (1961) IQ Zoo The Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken BFS vs the Chicken Handshaping vs. Autoshaping Long Box Autoshaping Negative Autoshaping Why is the child crying? Textbook: 481-486
	25	W	Thanksgiving Break
	27	F	Thanksgiving Break
	30	M	Test 4
			Test 4 Results
Dec	2	W	Discuss Final Exam Final Exam Time is Dec 7, 9:00 - 11:30