Chapter 6 Flashcards
how do behavourists explain bhvr?
as tendencies brought about by the environment
most of our bhvr is what kind of conditioning?
higher order
the stronger a pairing, the _________ it is to extinguish
harder
what did Skinner say about free will?
we have none
wat does operant conditioning say about personality?
it develops over time as a result of reinforcement and punishment
in order for punishment to be effective it needs to be __________
immediate
self-reinforcement can increase what 2 things
self-control and conscientousness
do people generally follow through on their self-reinforcement?
no
purpose of bhvrl records
taking notes on the bhvr to try to find the reinforcer & can help us determine good alternative behaviors
reciprocal determinism
when you change your bhvr, the response from the env. changes and can begin to maintain the bhvr
stimulus control
when the brain recognizes cues that cause you to react in a certain way b/c you know you’ll be reinforced
which reinforcement schedule causes the bhvr to take longer to extinguish: continuous or partial
partial
range of response
the range of a stimulus level at which an individual responds to it; different from person to person
who invented the social learning theory
Dollard and Miller
hierarchy of habits
our habits that bring us reinforcement; we always start at the top tier/most successful one and if it doesnt work we work our way down
