ch6 vocab* Flashcards

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Learning

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any relatively durable change in behavior or knowledge that is due to experience

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classical conditioning

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a neutral stimulus that can evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus

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Extinction

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the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response tendency

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renewal effect

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a response is extinguished in a different environment than it was acquired, the extinguished response will reappear if the animal is returned to the original environment where acquisition took place

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Acquisition

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the initial stage of learning a new response tendency

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spontaneous recovery

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reappearance of an extinguished response after a period of non exposure to the conditioned stimulus

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conditioned response (CR)

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a learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs because of previous conditioning

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Conditioning

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learning associations between events that occur in an organism’s environment

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Elicit

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drawn forth

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stimulus discrimination

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an organism that has learned a response to a specific stimulus does not respond in the same way to new stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus

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Trial

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in classical conditioning consists of any presentation of a stimulus or pair of stimuli

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conditioned stimulus (CS)

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a previously neutral stimulus that has, through conditioning, acquired the capacity to evoke a conditioned response

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stimulus generalization

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an organism that has learned a response to a specific stimulus responds in the same way to new stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus

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unconditioned response (UR)

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an unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning

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higher-order conditioning

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conditioned stimulus functions as if it were an unconditioned stimulus

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evaluative conditioning

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changes in the liking of a stimulus that result from pairing that stimulus positive or negative stimuli

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unconditioned stimulus (US)

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stimulus that evokes an unconditioned response without previous conditioning

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intermittent reinforcement

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occurs when a designated response is reinforced only some of the time

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operant conditioning

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a form of learning in which voluntary responses come to be controlled by their consequences

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negative reinforcement

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a response is strengthened because it is followed by the removal of an aversive (unpleasant) stimulus

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primary reinforcers

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events that are inherently reinforcing because they satisfy biological needs

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reinforcement contingencies

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the circumstances or rules that determine whether responses lead to the presentation of reinforcers

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Punishment

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occurs when an event following a response weakens the tendency to make that response

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Reinforcement

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an event following a response increases an organism’s tendency to make that response

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avoidance learning
an organism acquires a response that prevents some aversive stimulation from occurring
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positive reinforcement
a response is strengthened because it is followed by the presentation of a rewarding stimulus
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resistance to extinction
an organism continues to make a response after delivery of the reinforcer for it has been terminated
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secondary reinforcers
events that acquire reinforcing qualities by being associated with primary reinforcers
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continuous reinforcement
occurs when every instance of a designated response is reinforced
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discriminative stimulus
cues that influence operant behavior by indicating the probable consequences of a response
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Emit
to send forth
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fixed ratio schedule
reinforcer is given after a fixed number of nonreinforced responses
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schedule of reinforcement
a specific pattern of presentation of reinforcers over time
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Skinner Box
small enclosure in which an animal can make a specific response that is systematically recorded while the consequences of the response are controlled
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escape learning
an organism acquires a response that decreases or ends some aversive stimulation
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variable ratio schedule
the reinforcer is given after a variable number of nonreinforced responses
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conditional reinforcer
a stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer
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Modeling
process of watching then imitating a specific behavior-an important means through which observational learning occurs
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learned helplessness
the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events
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Biofeedback
a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension
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behavior modification
a systematic approach to changing behavior through the application of the principles of conditioning
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cognitive learning
the acquisition of mental information observing events, watching others, or through language
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observational learning
an organism's responding is influenced by the observation of others, who are called models
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Albert Bandura
conducted a series of classic studies on how children model aggressive behavior
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Ivan Pavlov
physiologist who first described the phenomenon now known as classical conditioning
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B.F. Skinner
proponent of behaviorist perspective and pioneer in the field of operant conditioning
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Edward Thorndike
discovered the law of effect - laid the groundwork for operant conditioning through his work with puzzle boxes
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Edward Tolman
developed several theories of cognitive learning including the concept of latent learning
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Law of Effect
principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely
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latent learning
learning that is not apparent from behavior when it first occurs