3. What are the CS and US? (shock) (tone)
After one or two pairings… (CS) Blood pressure Heart Rate Stress Hormones Hypoalgesia Freezing (CR’s)
Conditioned Suppression
Suppression Ratio a = responses during the CS b = responses prior to the CS a (a + b) After 10 Tone-Shock trials: a = 3; b = 20. 3/(3+20) = 0.13 On first Tone-Shock trial: a = 30; b = /(30+30) = 0.50
Rayner with “Little Albert”
Conclusions 4. Effects of CS-US pairings can be measured directly or indirectly by their effects on another behavior
4. What are the CS and US?
Paired versus Unpaired
Conclusions 5. Effects of CS-US pairings must be compared to a proper control group
5. What are the CS and US?
No Age Differences In Eye- Blink Age-Related Decline Why?
Deficits Appear in “Middle Age”
“Good” vs. “Bad” Conditioners
H.M. is “good”
Lower Brain Volume—Alzheimers!
Cognitive Enhancers Rabbit Data
Conclusions 6. Conditioning experiments have value as a diagnostic tool
6. What are the CS and US?
Rabbit Eyelid Taste Aversion
Conclusions 1. Conditioned behaviour is “evoked” by the CS, it is not “chosen” by the organism [Reminder] 7. What constitutes a pairing depends on the response system (no optimal ISI)
Blue Gouramis Highly Territorial But Needs to Mate 7. What are the CS and US?
Conclusions 8. Pavlovian Conditioning has can have adaptive value Darwin’s Finches
What determines the form of the CR? Stimulus Substitution Conditioned Opponent Behavior Systems
Stimulus Substitution (the CS takes the place of the US) Pavlov: UR = Salivation, CR = Salivation Cocaine: UR = Activity, CR = Activity Cyclophosamide: UR & CR = immune suppression. Autoshaping: CR for water = Closed beak, CR for grain = Open beak
However… Fear conditioning: CR = freezing, UR = activity CS can determine form of CR: Lever licked, UR = eat pellet
Form of CR depends on CS CR= sniff, social contact, approach
However… Fear conditioning: CR = freezing, UR = activity CS can determine form of CR Interval between CS and US also matters –Long delay: General search CR –Short delay: Focal search CR
Timberlake Behavior Systems Theory The CS and US engage the same “behavior system” – e.g., appetitive, sexual, defensive The form of the CR depends on the length of the delay between CS and US. Overt CR is flexible – depends on situation
Increased General Activity Increased Activity at US site Sexual Arousal