Chapter 6 - Terms Flashcards

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3 Types of Learning

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  • Non-associative
  • Associative
  • Social
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2 Types of Non-Associative Learning

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  • Habituation
  • Sensitization
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Decrease in behavioral response after repeated exposure to a stimulus.

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Habituation

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Increase in a response because of a change in something familiar.

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Dishabituation

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Increase in behavioral response after exposure to a stimulus.

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Sensitization

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2 Types of Associative Learning

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  • Classical conditioning
  • Operant conditioning
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A neutral object comes to elicit a response when it is associated with a stimulus that already produces that response (learning that a stimulus creates another stimulus)

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Classical (Pavlovian) conditioning

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a learning process in which the consequences of an action determine the likelihood that it will be performed in the future (Learning that a behaviour leads to a consequence)

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Operant conditioning

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A response that does not have to be learned, such as a reflex

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Unconditioned response (UR)

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A stimulus that elicits a response, such as a reflex, without any prior learning

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Unconditioned stimulus (US)

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A stimulus that elicits a response only after Learning has taken place

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Conditioned stimulus (CS)

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A response to a conditioned stimulus; a response that has been learned

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Conditioned response (CR)

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A neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus are paired to produce a reflex (e.g., salivation)

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Conditioning Trials

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The neutral stimulus alone is tested, and the effect on the reflex is measured.

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Test Trials

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The gradual formation of an association between the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli

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Acquisition

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A process in which the conditioned response is weakened when the conditioned stimulus is repeated without the unconditioned stimulus

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Extinction

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What leads to the extinction of a conditioned response (CR)?

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Repeated presentations of the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus

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A process in which a previously extinguished conditioned response reemerges after the presentation of the conditioned stimulus

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Spontaneous recovery

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A cognitive model of classical conditioning; it holds that the strength of the CS-US association is determined by the extent to which the unconditioned stimulus is unexpected

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Rescorla-Wagner model

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The difference between the expected and actual outcomes

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Prediction Error

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The presence of an unexpected event or stronger version of the expected stimulus than anticipated. Strengthens the association between the CS and the US

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Positive Prediction Error

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An expected event does not happen. Weakens the US-CS association

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Negative Prediction Error

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Learning that occurs when stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus, produce the conditioned response.

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Stimulus Generalization

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A differentiation between two similar stimuli when only one of them is consistently associated with the unconditioned stimulus

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Stimulus Discrimination

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CS becomes associated with other stimuli associated with the US; this phenomenon helps account for the complexity of learned associations.

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Second-Order Conditioning

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Any behavior that leads to a “satisfying state of affairs” is likely to occur again, and any behavior that leads to an “annoying state of affairs” is less likely to occur again

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Law of Effect

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A psychological approach that emphasizes environmental influences on observable behaviours

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Behaviourism

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the administration of a stimulus to increase the probability of a behavior being repeated (adding to increase)

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Positive reinforcement

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the removal of a stimulus to increase the probability of a behavior being repeated (taking away to increase)

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Negative reinforcement

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the administration of a stimulus to decrease the probability of a behavior recurring (adding to decrease)

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Positive punishment

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the removal of a stimulus to decrease the probability of a behavior recurring (taking away to decrease)

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Negative punishment

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An operant-conditioning technique that consists of reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior

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Shaping

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Start with any behavior that even slightly resembles the desired behavior

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Successive approximations

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A reinforcer that satisfies biological needs

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Primary reinforcer

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A reinforcer that does not satisfy biological needs

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Secondary reinforcer

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Using a more valued activity can reinforce the performance of a less valued activity

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Premack Principle

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Tendency to discount the value of a reward when it is given after a delay

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Temporal Discounting

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A type of learning in which behavior is
reinforced each time it occurs

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Continuous reinforcement

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A type of learning in which behavior is
reinforced intermittently

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Partial reinforcement

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Reinforcement is based on the number of times the behavior occurs

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Ratio Schedule

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Reinforcement is provided after a specific unit of time

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Interval Schedule

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Reinforcement is provided after a specific number of occurrences or after a specific amount of time

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Fixed Schedule

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Reinforcement is provided at different rates or different times

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Variable Schedule

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The association between eating a food and getting sick

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Conditioned taste aversion

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An acquired fear out of proportion to the real threat of an object or of a situation

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Phobia

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The acquisition or modification of a behavior after exposure to another individual performing that behavior

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Social Learning

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The imitation of observed behavior

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Modeling

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Learning the consequences of an action by watching others being rewarded or punished for performing the same action

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Vicarious Learning

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The principle that any conditioned stimulus paired with any unconditioned stimulus should result in learning

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Equipotentiality