Chapter 1 - Introduction to learning Flashcards

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1
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What is learning?

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a relatively permanent change in behavior that results from some type of experience

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Learning does not include changes due to _____ (4)

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development, changes of physical state, reflexes, innate tendencies

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How do we know if learning has occurred?

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by observing changes in performance

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Epistemology

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the study of knowledge

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Nativism

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assumes that abilities and behavioral tendencies are largely inborn

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Which philosopher subscribes to nativism?

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Plato

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Empiricism

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assumes that abilities and behaviors are mostly learned

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Which philosopher subscribes to empiricism?

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Aristotle

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What are Aristotle’s 4 laws of association?

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Law of Similarity, Law of Contrast, Law of Contiguity, Law of Frequency

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Law of Similarity

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when two things are similar, thinking of one can trigger the other

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Law of Contrast

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when two things are opposite, thinking of one can trigger the other

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Law of Contiguity

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events that occur together closely in time/space are more easily associated

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Law of Frequency

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the more often two things occur together, the more strongly they’re associated

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14
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Who had the idea of Mind-Body Dualism?

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Rene Descartes

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Mind-body dualism

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a distinction between the material, physical body (reflex), and the non-physical mind (free will)

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Was Descartes an empiricist or a nativist?

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nativist, believed many concepts we hold are innate

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Who were the 3 biggest British empiricists?

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John Locke, David Hume, George Berkely

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What is “Tabula Rasa”?

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idea that humans are born with a mind like a “blank tablet” on which one’s life experiences are written

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Compositionality

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our ideas are the result of a combination of associations between elements

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Structuralism

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study attempting to determine the structure of the mind by identifying the basic elements that compose it

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Main figures of structuralism?

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Wilhelm Wundt, Edward Titchner

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22
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What study was the first to apply the scientific method to questions about human consciousness?

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Structuralism

23
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What methods were used in structuralism?

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introspection and systematic observation

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Functionalism

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evolutionary approach to the study of human consciousness, interested in the evolution of the mind / ability to adapt, function of mental processes

25
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Major figure in functionalism?

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William James

26
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Who is considered the father of behaviorism?

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John B. Watson

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Behaviorism

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natural science approach to psychology, focuses on environmental influences on observable behavior

28
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Functionalism has evolved into __________

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evolutionary psychology

29
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Why did behaviorism survive and other early studies did not?

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clear methods, easier to implement and interpret

30
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How many schools of behaviorism are there?

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5

31
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The schools of behaviorism differ on ________ and _________

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level of focus (molar vs. molecular), role of cognition and internal processes

32
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The schools of behaviorism share _________

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focus on observable behaviors and role of environment

33
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Methodological behaviorism

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“original” form, study of how environment influences observable behaviors, excludes all thoughts and feelings, molecular

34
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Main figure in methodological behaviorism?

A

Watson

35
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What is S-R Theory?

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learning is the establishment of a connection between a stimulus and a response

36
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Neo-behaviorism

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study of how the environment influences observable behavior using measurable physiological processes to explain behavior, states of deprivation!!

37
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Major figure in neo-behaviorism?

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Clark Hull

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Intervening variable (used in neo-behaviorism)

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anything that comes between a cause and effect

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Cognitive Behaviorism

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purposive behaviorism, how environment influences observable behavior, using hypothesized cognitive approaches to help explain behavior, more molar approach

40
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Latent learning

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learning that has occurred, but is not demonstrated

41
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Cognitive map

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mental representation of one’s spatial surroundings

42
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Major figure in cognitive behaviorism?

A

Tolman

43
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Social learning theory

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how environment influences behavior (AND vice versa) while emphasizing the importance of observational learning and cognitive variables

44
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Main figure in social learning theory?

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Bandura

45
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Reciprocal determinism

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idea that behaviors, environment, and internal variables all influence each other

46
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Social learning theory is the basis for what therapy?

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CBT

47
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Radical behaviorism

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emphasizes influence of environment on behavior, rejects the use of internal events to explain behavior, re-labels internal events as “covert behaviors”

48
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Countercontrol

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ideas that we can manipulate our environment to have a beneficial influence on behavior

49
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Applied behavior analysis

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using the principles of behaviorism to analyze and solve real world problems

50
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The “bridge” between a philosophy of learning and a science of learning might be the belief that ideas are compromised of smaller, basic elements, can can be re-arranged in different combinations. This philosophical idea was suggested by ________________, but first tested scientifically by ______________.

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the British empiricists; Structuralists

51
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Which of the five behavioral schools we discussed would be most likely to assert that internal states or processes cannot be scientifically studied?

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Methodological behaviorism

52
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Functionalism was greatly influenced by:

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Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection

53
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Which school of behaviorism would be most interested in studying the effects of hunger on behavioral changes?

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Neo-behaviorism

54
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What role do “internal events” (like thoughts and feelings) play in Skinner’s Radical Behaviorism?

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Internal events can be studied, but should be treated as behaviors themselves, and not used to explain observable behavior