If a stimulus elicits a response, and then organism gets a reward, response frequency to stimulus increases {instrumental learning}| {instrumental conditioning} {stimulus-response learning} {trial and error learning}.
process
Learning can be by trial and error, using instinctive movements. Accidental successes have satisfying effects. Failures have annoying effects. Behavior changes gradually, rather than by sudden insights. Over time, only correct movements survive.
Training on one task can transfer to training on different tasks, but does not necessarily transfer [Thorndike, 1903] [Thorndike, 1911].
emotion
People learn reactions, such as aggression, withdrawal, and persistence, to emotions through instrumental conditioning.
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