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Psych. ch. 6 (23 Cards)

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Learning
relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience
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Behaviorism
studying observable behavior; not mental processes
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associative learning
learning that certain events go together
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Conditioning
The process of learning associations
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Observational learning
we learn by watching others
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The guy associatied with classical conditioning?
Pavlov
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Acquisition
how a neutral stimulus becomes a CS (conditioned stimulus) via pairing with a UCS

ex: the bell in the dog experiment
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Extinction
Diminishing conditioned response
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Spontaneous recovery
the weakened CR returns after a break


ex: the spider mentioned in the quiz question
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Discrimination
distinguishing between the CS and other similar, irrelevant stimuli
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Generalization
Similar stimuli evoke similar responses
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An example of generalization
Little Albert experiment
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Guy associated with operant conditioning
Skinner
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Operant behavior
acting upon environment to produce rewarding or punishing stimuli
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Operant conditioning
the behavior's strengthened if reinforced/rewarded, and diminished if followed by punishment
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The difference between "operant conditioning" and Thorndike's law of effect
The wording
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reinforcement
any consequence that strengthens behavior
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What is positive reinforcement?
reward or a pleasurable stimulus
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Negative reinforcement
Removal of aversive stimulus

*not punishment*
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Punishment
Any event that decreases the behavior it follows
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Shaping
Reinforcers guide behavior toward closer approximations of a desired goal
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Continuous reinforcement
desired response reinforced every time it occurs

(rapid learning and extinction)
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Intermittent reinforcement:  Fixed-ratio?
set number of responses
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Author: Melkino
Main topic: Psychology
Topic: General
Published: 27.02.2010
 
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