19. Behavioral Modifications and Coping Flashcards
The idea that we ourselves (internal) or outside forces (external) determine our fate (success, failure, and life)
internal vs. external locus of control
People who believe in an internal locus of control achieve 1. _______, act more 2. _______________, enjoy better 3. _________.
- more
- independently
- health
Internal people tend to be 1. ________ _________ and better at delaying 3. ______________ and coping with 4. ___________.
- lessed depressed
- gratification
- stressors
attempting to alleviate stress directly, usually when we have some control
problem-focused coping
attempting to alleviate the stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to ones stress reaction
emotional-focused coping
ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for longer-term rewards
self-control
name of experiment that tested self-control
toddlers w/ marshmallows experiement
altering and/or encouraging the behavior of children, friends, fam, self, animals w/ neg/pos reinforcements and punishments
behavioral modification
consciously moving limbs when the automatic (kinesthetic, self-control) function has been disabled
biofeedback
Bobo doll / observational learning experiments
Albert Bandura
taste aversion (rats disliking food eaten before irradiation)
John Garcia
classical conditioning – dog / bell / salivation
Ivan Pavlov
research on contingency and that the likelihood of an event occurring well determine how well or how quickly classical conditioning works
Robert Rescorla
worked w/ learned helplessness which impacted views on contingency as dogs would remain helpless regardless of the outcome
Robert Rescorla
operant conditioning – Skinner’s box (rat training)
B. F. Skinner
Law of Effect – behaviors that followed by favorable consequences became more likely, unfavorable, less likely; influenced Skinner
Edward Thorndike
theorized that behavior is based on more that stimuli but rather, often driven by purpose and goals
Edward Tolman
coined behaviorism, “Baby Albert”
John B. Watson
this guy lost his job @ John Hopkins due to affair, and worked in advertising starting the American “coffee break”
John B. Watson
