Biological constraints on instrumental and classical conditioning: implications for general process theory

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter reviews the empirical and theoretical analyses of phenomena that have taken place because issue biological constraints. Recent studies constraints on instrumental classic conditioning stimulated modifications previously accepted ideas about learning. They greatly increased range factors are considered to be relevant predicting learning in various situations. However, such not required abandonment pursuit general theories experiments discussed illustrate a detailed investigation constraint often leads formulation new principles behavior. Although positive reinforcement is remarkably effective increasing probability variety responses, notable exceptions this rule been evident from inception research conditioning. Some most dramatic examples found avoidance Depending kind response prevent aversive stimulation, may occur very rapidly, at an intermediate rate, or slowly.