chapt. 6 Learning Flashcards
learning
behaviour/knowledge changes from experience
classical conditioning
associative learning
unconditioned stimulus
response from associative learning
unconditioned response
reflexive, unlearned reaction to US
conditioned stimulus
response from associative learning
conditioned response
learned response from CR
acquisition
initial learning phase to establish a response
extinction
no cause and effect anymore of response
spontaneous recovery
returning to previously established conditional response
generalization
response also responds to similar stimuli
discrimination
doesn’t respond to similar stimulus
hebb rule
when weak connection between neurons is stimulated at same time as connection, weak becomes stimulus
latent inhibition
frequent experience with stimulus before being paired with US makes it less likely that conditioning will occur after one illness episode
someone afraid of clowns sees them regularly, fears them less over time
operant conditioning
behaviour affected by consequences
avoidant learning
removing possibility of a negative stimulus (leaving early to beat traffic)
escape learning
removes stimulus present (covering ears to loud music)
positive punishment
bad stimulus, ultimate good outcomme
negative punishment
behaviour stops from negative stimulus
shaping
reinforcing specific operant responses
chaining
linking shaped behaviours
primary and secondary reinforcers
primary: survival (food, shelter)
secondary: social media
continuous and partial reinforcement
continuous: every response=result
partial=reward only sometimes
fixed-ratio and fixed-interval schedule
fixed-ratio: reinforcement delivered after # of responses
fixed-interval: first response occurs after set amount of TIME
latent learning
learning not expressed by a response until organism is reinforced
observational learning
changes in behaviour from watching another (intentional)
mirror neurons
in human brain that understands human behaviour
