Discrimination learning

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In behaviorism, learning to discriminate is the learning process to distinguish between behavior-relevant and behavior-irrelevant environmental stimuli. Based on this observation, discrimination training was developed, which is about learning about stimulus discrimination . For this purpose, the organism is presented with examples of stimuli to which it should react differently. A distinction is made between simultaneous and successive discrimination. A distinction is also made between stimulus discrimination and reaction discrimination. There is discrimination learning in both classical and operant conditioning. See also: generalization gradient .

Use in treatment

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Discrimination training is a method of treating post-traumatic stress disorder . The patient should learn to differentiate between sensory stimuli in the current context and memories of sensory stimuli from the traumatic situation in the past (triggers, trauma-associated sensory stimuli). It is assumed that patients experience memories as intrusions through sensory stimuli that are reminiscent of perceptions in the past traumatic situation, because they overlook context information that would clarify the difference to the current situation. It is believed that they do not use contextual information because they avoid more precise perception.

Phantom pain (sensory deficits)

Discrimination training can also reduce phantom pain after an amputation. Patients should recognize the location and frequency of electrical stimulation.

Stroke (motor deficits)

According to studies, sensory discrimination training is also effective for motor deficits after a stroke.

Individual evidence

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