4.3 Operant conditioning

Question 1

operant conditioning

Answer 1

rewards&punishments

Question 2

Edward Thorndike

Answer 2

law of effect (experiment w a cat)

Question 3

Shaping

Answer 3

rewards for each baby step on the way to the goal

Question 4

Primary reinforcement

Answer 4

creates a natural response, has a biological value (food ; water)

Question 5

Secondary reinforcement

Answer 5

a stimulus that reinforces a behavior after it has been associated with a primary reinforcer

Question 6

Negative and positive reinforcement

Answer 6

negative - when I take something, positive - when I give something

Question 7

Positive and negative punishment

Answer 7

Positive - adding stimulus to stop the behavior. Negative - removing stimulus to change the behavior.

Question 8

Fixed ratio

Answer 8

a reward is given after a certain time passes, or a certain number of actions is reached

Question 9

Variable ratio

Answer 9

a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses

Question 10

Fixed interval schedule

Answer 10

reinforcing a response after a certain amount of time

Question 11

Variable interval schedule

Answer 11

you never know when the reinforcement is coming

Question 12

Intrinsic motivation

Answer 12

desire to perform for its own sale

Question 13

Extrinsic motivation

Answer 13

behaving to get a reward or avoid getting punished

Question 14

Over justification

Answer 14

extrinsic motivation replace intrinsic (repression of motivation)