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Title: Classical conditioning & trial/error learning
Post by: markyperez on July 27, 2016, 08:46:00 pm

What is the difference between classical conditioning and trial and error learning? PLS HELP  :P

Moderator edit: Changed title from 'Psychology' to make question clearer.

Title: Re: Psychology
Post by: Alter on July 27, 2016, 08:53:20 pm

Trial and error learning involves different, distinct stages:
1. Motivation
2. Exploration
3. Reward

In this sense, it can be more closely paralleled to operant conditioning, as both involve learning from the antecedents and consequences. In this sense, you could argue trial and error is a type of operant conditioning (but I'd avoid trying to overlap the ideas too much).

The difference between classical conditioning and trial and error learning is therefore that classical conditioning necessarily revolves relating an unconditioned stimulus to a given response. On the other hand, trial and learning's main elements are the ones I listed above.

Hope this helps slightly. I haven't done psych for a few years now.

Title: Re: Classical conditioning & trial/error learning
Post by: markyperez on July 27, 2016, 10:42:32 pm

Thanks a lot :') appreciate it heaps!