Approaches Definitions Flashcards
What’s operant conditioning?
Learning due to consequences of voluntary behaviour, through positive and negative reinforcement and punishment.
What’s law of effect
Events in environment stimulate some rewarded behaviour. Rewarded behaviours are repeated and punished behaviours are not
What’s classical conditioning?
Learning due to association of a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned reflex response.
Define chromosomes ?
The part of a cell that contains genetic information
Selective breeding
The artificial selection of male and female animals for a particular trait. These animals are then put together to breed and produce offspring. The offspring are then observed to see whether the traits continues over successive generations .
Vicarious reinforcement
Learning not by direct reinforcement or experience but rather an individual’s observation of another persons experience.
Mediating cognitive factors
The mental processes that occur in-between a stimulus and response that influence our behaviour.
Cognition
Comes from the Latin cognoscere meaning to know
Artificial intelligence
The development of computer systems, or program’s, to mimic human cognitive functions
Free association
A method used whereby patients are encouraged to talk about their concerns and dreams so that the Therapist can analyse any unconscious conflict.
Conditions of worth
A child will only receive praise, love, etc. from it’s parents if it behaves in ways that are considered by them to be socially acceptable
Congruence
A state of agreement of consistency
Self-actualisation
The motive to realise ones full potential
