(4)WK 8 Learning

Question 1

Response to the environment come from,

Answer 1

Instincts
Imprinting
Learning

Question 2

Define instincts

Answer 2

Instincts are fixed, unlearned, behaviour sequence in response to a particular stimulus an inherited, species specific, stereotyped and often relatively complex pattern of behaviour

Question 3

Preprogrammed responses are very flexible

True or false

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Pavlov researched classical conditioning

What could be considered an unconditioned stimulus

Answer 4

Food.

It’s a stimulus that elicts s physiological or emotional response

Question 5

Originally a neutral stimulus that later elicts a physiological or emotional response

Is this an unconditioned stimulus or a conditioned stimulus

Answer 5

Conditioned

Question 6

What are the three basic elements of operant conditioning (b f skinner)

Answer 6

Response
Consequence
Contingency

Question 7

According to Skinner, operant behaviourism meanssss

Answer 7

That environment influences behaviour and environment is the cause of all behaviour (internal and external)

Question 8

Classical conditioning is stimulus to stimulus learning and operant conditioning is ……

Answer 8

Stimulus to response

Question 9

Classical conditioning involves learning responses to events- these events are changed by the response

True or false

Answer 9

False

Classical conditioning involves learning responses to events- these events are NOT changed by the response

Question 10

Operant conditioning involves learning responses which ______ external events

Answer 10

Operant conditioning involves learning responses which control external events

Question 11

What are the sources of behaviour?

Answer 11

Instincts- preprogrammed responses

Learning- results from changes in experience

Question 12

What is the goal of aversive conditioning

Answer 12

So an individual learns to stay away from something

Question 13

A phase of learning during which the probability of learning increases

Is this considered acquisition or extinction

Answer 13

Acquisition

Question 14

P____ r_______ s_______ is an operant conditioning program which is given operant is reinforced intermittently (at some times but not other times)

Answer 14

Partial reinforcement schedule

Question 15

Bandura believed in the social learning theory which contrasted to other behaviourists

Which followed these 3 stages

Answer 15

Environment ➡️ internal events ➡️ behaviour