C6. P1 Flashcards
Define learning.
Experiences that produce relatively permanent changes in future behavior and/or experience
Define reflexes.
Hardwired goal-directed behavioral responses to internal or environmental cues that do not have to be learned
Define instincts.
Inborn, goal-directed fixed behavioral chains in animals
Explain associative learning.
Involves forming links between stimuli, stimuli and internal states, stimuli and behavior, or all of the above
What does the behaviorist perspective focus on?
How organisms learn associations
Explain classical conditioning.
Learning to link a once neutral stimulus with a given behavior that initially has nothing to do with the neutral stimulus
Explain classical conditioning.
Learning to link a once neutral stimulus with a given behavior that initially has nothing to do with the neutral stimulus
Explain operant conditioning.
Involves associating a voluntary behavior to a consequence within a given context, stimulus, or during a particular event
What are the two major types of learning in the behaviorist perspective?
Classical Conditioning and operant conditioning
Explain the social cognitive perspective.
Observations of the external world, consideration of past experiences, and thinking about future behavior and goals taken into account
What are the three major learning perspectives?
Classical Conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning
What is observational learning?
Aacquiring associations and altering behavior based on observing others
What is applied behavioral analysis?
An approach to behavioral modification based on learning theory and research in motivation
When is ABA used and where?
Learning/communication problems. They could be in mental health treatment settings or an impatient hospital
What are the 4 steps of ABA?
-Identifying a target behavior
-Developing goals
-measure progress towards the goal
-Monitors frequency of behaviors prior to any intervention
