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1
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T or F: Some animals have no form of chemical sense

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F

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Olfactory perception accessory structures

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nose, mouth, upper part of the throat

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Olfactory perception

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recieves messages regarding smells, goes through the olfactory bulb in the brain, does not connect through the thalamus

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Gustatory perception accessory structure

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mouth

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Gustatory perception

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detects chemicals in solutions that contact receptors in the mouth, about 10,000 taste buds in a person’s mouth

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Tastebuds

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grouped in structures called papillae, most on the tongue

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Most familiar elementary sensations for the tongue

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sweet, sour, bitter, salty; produced by an interaction b/w taste and smell

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Where does transduction occur with touch?

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in receptors or right below the skin

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How does the skin encode intensity of a stimulus?

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firing rate of individual neurons, number of neurons stimulated

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perception

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interpreting sensations using knowledge and understanding of the world

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psychophysics

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concerned with measuring perception: present people with a stimulus and ask them to report their perception, how much stimulation

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threshold

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boundary/level

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absolute threshold

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the minimum amount of stimulation that can be detected 50% of the time

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subliminal stimulation

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below the absolute threshold–stimulus too weak/brief for us to notice

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supraliminal stimulation

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above the absolute threshold–consistently detected/perceived

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difference threshold

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smallest difference b/w stimuli that can be detected 50% of the time

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JND

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Just Noticeable Difference

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Weber’s Law

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The difference threshold is directly proportional to the magnitude of the stimulus with which the comparison is being made

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Fechner’s law

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the stronger the stimulus/greater the magnitude of the stimulus, the bigger the change needed for a difference in stimulus intensity to be noticeable

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K (constant) for weight as a stimulus

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.02 or 2%

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What school of thought conducted research on perception?

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Gestalt Psychology

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Perceptual organization (definition)

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to make sense out of the things you see, you must impose some sort of organization

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2 principles influencing perceptual organization

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figure-ground & grouping

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figure-ground

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we organize stimuli into a central/foreground figure and a background

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grouping

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we put things together into groups

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figure

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part of visual field that has meaning, stands in front of the rest

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ground

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background

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Principles of Grouping

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proximity, similarity, continuity, closure

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proximity

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closer objects/events are to one another perceived as belonging together

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similarity

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similar elements that look alike

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continuity

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creates a continuous form/pattern

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closure

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filling in missing contours to form a complete object

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perceptual set

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a readiness to perceive stimuli in a certain way. Expectation, culture or experience can influence your perceptions, can impact a person’s perception of an object

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perceptual constancies

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allow us to recognize familiar stimuli under varying conditions, experience a stable perception, even though sensory output is changing you see things as the same

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size constancy

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changes in size of a retinal image, not change in actual size

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shape constancy

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the perceived shape of an object remains the same, even when seen at different angles

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brightness/color constancy

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brightness or color of object remains the same under different conditions or illumination, object seen as bright/same color regardless of lighting conditions

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depth perception

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distance between objects

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binocular depth cues

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require use of both eyes

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eye convergence

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produced by feedback from the muscles in your eyes. your eyes rotate inwards to view a close object or project it onto the retina

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binocular disparity aka retinal display

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each eye sees a different image, slight viewing angle in each eye

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monocular depth cues

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cues about distance that require only one eye

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linear perspective

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perception that parallel lines converge in the distance

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interposition/partial overlap

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objects closer to us may cut off part of your view of more distant objects

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elevation

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height in horizontal plane

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texture gradient

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closer objects have greater detail

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relative size

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if 2 objects are of smaller size, the one that looks smaller will be judged to be farther away

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non-pictorial cue > motion parallax

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if we are moving, nearby objects appear to move faster than ones farther off

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ocular accomadation

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changes in the ability of the lens to change its shape

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depth perception in infancy

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when do we perceive depth? fear and avoidance of dangerous depth don’t develop until an infant is old enough to crawl

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perception of movement/motion

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important: whether an object is moving, how fast it is going and where it is heading

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perception of movement/motion

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important: whether an object is moving, how fast it is going and where it is heading

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2 types of motion

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real motion, apparent motion

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2 types of motion

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real motion, apparent motion

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real motion

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physical displacement of an object from one position to another

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real motion

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physical displacement of an object from one position to another

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looming (real motion)

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involves a rapid expansion in the size of an image so it fills the retina. you interpret the stimulus as it’s approaching

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looming (real motion)

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involves a rapid expansion in the size of an image so it fills the retina. you interpret the stimulus as it’s approaching

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apparent motion

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perceive motion when there is none

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habitation

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simplest form of learning, decrease in response to unchanging stimuli over time

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stroboscopic illusion (apparent motion)

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illusion of movement/motion, created when we see slightly different images of slightly displaced lights flashed in rapid succession

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stroboscopic illusion (apparent motion)

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illusion of movement/motion, created when we see slightly different images of slightly displaced lights flashed in rapid succession

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autokinetic illusion (apparent motion)

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perceived motion created by a single stationary object, caused by slight movement of eye muscles

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autokinetic illusion (apparent motion)

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perceived motion created by a single stationary object, caused by slight movement of eye muscles

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illusions

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compelling but incorrect perceptions, doesn’t correspond to reality, visual stimuli that fool the eye

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illusions

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compelling but incorrect perceptions, doesn’t correspond to reality, visual stimuli that fool the eye

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learning

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a relatively permanent change in behavior and understanding due to experience

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learning

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a relatively permanent change in behavior and understanding due to experience

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Additional terminology of classical conditioning (2)

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acquisition, trial

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classical conditioning

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making an association between 2 stimuli (by pairing them) such that 1 stimulus comes to elicit a response that originally elicited by the other stimulus

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Ivan Pavlov

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Russian psychologist who taught dogs to salivate to tone

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Basic terminology of classical conditioning (5)

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neutral stimulus, unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response,conditioned stimulus (same as NS), conditioned response

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Neutral stimulus

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stimulus that does not naturally elicit a response in an organism

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forward trace

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the NS appears and then disappears and then the UCS is presented a fraction to 1-2 secs later

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Unconditioned response

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not learned response. a reflexive or innate response that is elicited by a stimulus w/o prior learning

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Conditioned stimulus

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learned stimulus. a stimulus that, through association w/a UCS, comes to elicit a conditioned response similar to the original UCR

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Conditioned response

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learned response, a response elicited by a conditioned stimulus

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Additional terminology of classical conditioning (2)

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acquisition, trial

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stimulus generalization (c. conditioning)

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stimuli similar to the initial CS elicit a CR

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trial

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each time NS & UCS is presented together

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types of interval pairings (4)

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forward short-delay, forward trace, simultaneous, backward

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forward short-delay

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NS appears 1st and is still present when the UCS appears

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psychologists involved in operant conditioning

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E.L. Thorndike & B.F. Skinner

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simultaneous

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the UCS is presented before the NS

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when is classical conditioning the strongest

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there are repeating NS-UCS pairings, short time b/w NS & UCS

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extinction (classical conditioning)

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a process in which the CS is presented repeatedly in the absence of the UCS, causing the CR to weaken and eventually disappear

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spontaneous recovery (classical conditioning)

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the reappearance of a previously extinguished CR after a rest period & w/o new learning trials

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stimulus generalization

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stimuli similar to the initial CS elicit a CR

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discrimination (c. conditioning)

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a CR occurs in the prescence of 1 stimulus but not others

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higher-order conditioning

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occurs when a neutral stimulus becomes a CS after being paired with an already established CS, produces a CR that is weaker & extinguishes more rapidly than the original CR. can be thought of as replacing UCS

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instrumental and operant conditioning (definition)

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behavior is controlled by its consequences, making an association b/w response and consequence(s)

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psychologists involved in operant conditioning

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E.L. Thorndike & B.F. Skinner

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Thorndike studied [blank].

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the process by which animals utilize trial and error to achieve desired outcome. studied animals’ intelligence & ability to solve problems

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Law of Effect

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a response followed by a satisfying consequence is strenghened & more likely to be repeated, a response followed by an annoying consequence is weakened and less likely to be repeated

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Skinner box

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a special chamber used to study operant conditioning experimentally

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Skinner’s Operant Conditioning

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distinguishes between 2 types of behavior

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respondent behavior

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stimulus elicits a response, focuses on antecedents of behavior, behavior seen in classical conditioning

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operant behavior

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stimulus emits a response, focus on consequences of behavior, behavior studied in operant conditioning

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reinforcement

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increase in behavior (process)

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reinforcer

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stimulus given or removed (object)

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punishment

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decrease in behavior

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positive reinforcement

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increase in behavior by GIVING something pleasant

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negative reinforcement

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increase in behavior by REMOVING something unpleasant

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primary reinforcer

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stimulus that an organism naturally finds reinforcing because they satisfy biological needs. ex: food & water

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secondary reinforcer

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learned through classical conditioning, stimulus that acquires reinforcing properties through their association w/ a primary reinforcer. ex: money and praise

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Positive reinforcer

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pleasant stimulus that is given

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Negative reinforcer

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aversive stimulus that is removed/avoided

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punishment

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response weakened by an outcome that follows it

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positive punishment

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decrease in behavior by GIVING something unpleasant

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negative punishment

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decrease in behavior by REMOVING something pleasant

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drawbacks of punishment

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can become aggression if given in anger, does not “erase” an undesirable habit, can produce unwanted side effects

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effective punishment - basic principles

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must occur after every transgression, must be swift, must be sufficient, should always include instructions

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additional terminology of operant conditioning (8)

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acquisition, shaping, schedule of reinforcement, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, discrimination, Premack’s principle escape v avoidance conditioning

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acquisition (c. conditioning)

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the period during which a response is being learned, measured in trials

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acquistion (o. conditioning)

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amount of time it takes to make association b/w response & consequence. wait for a behavior and then reinforce it

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shaping

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reinforcing successive approximations towards a final response

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schedule of reinforcement

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timetable for determining when a behavior should get reinforcement

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continuous

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reinforce every correct response, very fast learning, very fast extinction

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partial/intermittent

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only a fraction of the time that the behavior is engaged in will be reinforced

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fixed v variable reinforcement

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set v changing

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ratio v interval

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behavior (response) v time

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four partial schedules of reinforcement

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fixed ratio, fixed interval, variable ratio, variable interval

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fixed ratio

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reinforce set number of correct responses

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fixed interval

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reinforce at set time intervals (have to engage in behavior first)

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variable ratio

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reinforce unpredictable, changing number of correct responses, average responses

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variable interval

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reinforce at unpredictable changing time intervals, average time

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partial reinforcement effect

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variable schedules make behaviors resistant to extinction, quickest learning under continuous schedule, but extinction occurs quickly under continuous, stronger response rate with variable schedules, weaker response rate with fixed interval

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extinction (o. conditioning)

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the weakening and eventual disappearance of a response because it is no longer reinforced

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extinction burst

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behavior increases rapidly before it decreases during operant extinction

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spontaneous recovery (o. conditioning)

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an extinguished response returns w/o reinforcement after a delay in presentation of stimulus

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generalization (o. conditioning)

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an operant response occurs to a new antecedent stimulus or situation that is similar to the original one

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discrimination (o. conditioning)

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an operant response will occur to one antecedent stimulus but not to another

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Premack’s principle

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reinforcing a less desired behavior w/a more desired one, also called “Grandma’s Rule”

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Escape (o. conditioning)

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learning to end painful stimuli, painful stimulus is present

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avoidance (o. conditioning)

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responding to a signal to avoid a painful stimulus, painful stimulus is never present

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