Chapter 6

Question 1

Learning

Answer 1

Change in thoughts, feelings, behavior due to experiences

Question 2

Classical conditioning

Answer 2

Learning with involuntary responses

Learn a meaningful association

Question 3

Ivan Pavlov

Answer 3

Classical conditioning

Dog digestion -> salivation upon footsteps

Question 4

Stimulus generalization

Answer 4

Tendency for conditioned stimulus to evoke similar response after response has been conditioned

Question 5

Stimulus Discrimination

Answer 5

Only responding to certain stimuli but not to those that are similar

Question 6

Operant conditioning

Answer 6

Behavior becomes more or less likely to occur depending on its consequences

Question 7

Thorndike

Answer 7

Law of effect:
Behavior repeated if pleasant consequences
Not repeated if consequences not pleasant

Question 8

Skinner

Answer 8

Skinner’s box

Based on thorndike but added technology

Question 9

Reinforcement

Answer 9

Any outcome that strengthens probability of behavior

Question 10

Punishment

Answer 10

Any outcome that weakens the probability of behavior

Question 11

Classical vs Operant

Answer 11

Association vs behavior that’s learned
Passive active role of learner
Autonomic nervous system vs skeletal system