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Behavior Theory
Behavior is due to an interaction between genetic and environmental experience
The experimental analysis of behavior
Using experimentation to break down environment-behavior relations into principles of behavior
Conditioning
When an organism learns new ways of behaving in relation to environmental changes
John B. Watson
Focused on stimulus-response approach to behavior
Thorndike
Originated the Law of Effect, stating that behaviors become stronger and weaker based on consequences
Private Behavior
Behavior only accessible to the person doing it
Operant
A behavior that operates on the environment to produce an effect
Learning
The acquisition, maintenance, and change of an organism’s behavior as a result of lifetime events.
Topography
Physical shape or form of the behavior
Single-subject research
A single individual is exposed to the independent variable
Phylogenic
Behavior relations based on genetics
Fixed action pattern
Sequences of behavior phylogenic in origin
Unconditioned response
The behavior elicited by unconditioned stimulus
Habituation
Unconditioned response gradually declines with repeated presentation of unconditioned stimulus
Ontogenetic
Life history that contributes to behavior
Respondent extinction
Repeatedly present CS without US
Spontaneous recovery
Observation of an increase in the CR after respondent extinction
Respondent generalization
CR occurs with untrained stimuli
Delayed conditioning
CS is present a few seconds before US occurs
Simultaneous conditioning
CS in US presented at same time
Trace conditioning
CS presented and removed prior to presentation of US
Backward conditioning
US onset and offset occurs before CS Onset
S Delta
Antecedent signals reinforcement not available
Free operant method
Organism is free to respond or not respond over a period of time
Conditioned reinforcer
Event or stimulus effectiveness due to life history
Continuous reinforcement
Reinforcement after each response
Resistance to extinction
Operant behavior continues when placed on extinction
Intermittent schedule of reinforcement
Only reinforce some responses
Interval schedule
Reinforcement delivered based on time since last consequence
Schedule of reinforcement
How and when stimuli and consequences will be presented
Resurgence
Increase in behavioral variability during extinction
Post reinforcement pause
Pause in responding following a consequence
Break point
Highest ratio value completed on PR schedule