This page explores different learning types and behavioral responses, including habituation (decreased response to familiar stimuli), sensitization (increased response to negative stimuli), and imprin...This page explores different learning types and behavioral responses, including habituation (decreased response to familiar stimuli), sensitization (increased response to negative stimuli), and imprinting (following moving objects in young animals). It also covers conditioned responses (as shown by Pavlov's dogs) and instrumental conditioning (using rewards to train behaviors). Additionally, it discusses concept formation and the advanced problem-solving skills observed in certain animals.
We assume that the physiological basis of the conditioned response is the transfer, by appropriate neurons, of nervous activity in the auditory areas of the brain to the motor neurons controlling sali...We assume that the physiological basis of the conditioned response is the transfer, by appropriate neurons, of nervous activity in the auditory areas of the brain to the motor neurons controlling salivation. By first rewarding (e.g., with a pellet of food) even the slightest movement to the left and then only more complete turns, a skilled experimenter can in about 2 minutes train a naive pigeon to make a complete turn.
