Ch 5 Flashcards
Learning
A systematic relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs through experience
Associative learning
Learning that occurs when an organism makes a connection or a association between two events
Observational learning
Letting that occurs through observing and imitating another’s behavior
Classical conditioning
Learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response
Unconditional response (UR)
And unlearn reaction that is automatically elicited by the unconditioned stimulus
Conditioned stimulus (CS)
A previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a conditioned response after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus
Acquisition
The initial learning of a connection between The unconditioned stimulus and the condition stimulus when these to stimuli are paired
Discrimination (classical conditioning)
The process of learning to respond to certain stimuli and not others
Operant conditioning (instrumental conditioning)
Before move associative learning in which the consequences of behavior change the probability of the behaviors occurrence
law of effect
Thorndikes law stating that behavior followed by positive outcomes are strengthened and the behaviors followed by negative outcomes our weakened
Reinforcement
The process by which we stimuli or innovent (a reinforcer) following a particular behavior increases the probability that the behavior will happen again
Positive reinforcement
The presentation over stimulus following a given behavior in order to increase the frequency of the behavior
Negative reinforcement
Removal of a stimulus following a given behavior in order to increase the frequency of the behavior
Discrimination (operant conditioning)
Responding appropriately to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced
Punishment
The consequence that decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur
