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
conflicts b/w drives
approach/approach
approach/avoidance
avoidance/avoidance
approach/approach conflict
can’t decide b/w 2 good options, get stuck and never satisfied
avoidance/avoidance conflict
neither option is great, get stuck and never satisfied
approach/avoidance conflict
can’t decide b/w moving forward or regressing, get stuck and never satisfy drive
reinforcement sensitivity theory
what’s reinforcing to one person may not be as reinforcing for someone else (same goes for punishment)
which types of conditioning do not perceive the existence of personality
classical and operant
what made the psyc field more experimental and objective
behaviourism
