learning theory

associating objects with emotions such as associating mum with happiness as shes a source of food

• mum is a neutral stimulus when the baby is born
• unconditioned stimulus something that makes us happy
• unconditioned responce to the unconditioned stimulus (happiness)
• neutral stimulus is related to the unconditioned stimulus (food) by the baby, forming a conditioned stimulus
• conditioned responce happiness due to the conditioned stimulus- happiness because mum is a source of food

• any behaviour that is followed by a positive outcome is more likely to be repeated
• behaviour is positively reinforced to make it more likely to happen again- food is a good reinforcer

• things we are are motivated to satisfy such as hunger
• we are reinforced when we satisfy this drive as it removes the unpleasent feeling
• food reinforces by:

     -positive reinforcment as food is nice

     -removes unpleasent feelings such as hunger