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Chapter 7 Flashcards

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Learning (2 definitions)

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process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviours

a relatively permanent change in behaviour due to experience

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Associative learning

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learning that certain events occur together

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How do learned associations operate

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often subtly:
red vs black pen -> will spot more errors with the red pen due to its association

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two types of associative learning

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classical and operant conditioning

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classical conditioning

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link two stimuli and anticipate events (CANNOT CONTROL STIMULI —> AUTOMATIC RESPONSES)

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stimulus

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any event or situation that evokes a response

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respondent behaviour

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behaviour that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus

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operant behaviours

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behaviour that operates on the environment, producing consequences

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cognitive learning

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the acquisition of mental information whether by observing events, watching others, or through language

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observational learning

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learning from observing other’s experience

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behaviourism 2 views on psychology

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  1. should be an objective science
  2. studies behaviour without reference to mental processes (mental health)
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neutral stimulus

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a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning

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unconditioned stimulus

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a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers an unconditioned response

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unconditioned response

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an unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus

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conditioned response

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a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus (conditioned stimulus)

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conditioned stimulus

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an originally irrelevant (neutral) stimulus that after association with an unconditioned stimulus begins to trigger the conditioned response

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five major conditioning processes

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  1. acquisition
  2. extinction
  3. spontaneous recovery
  4. generalization
  5. discrimination
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Acquisition (classical)

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the initial stage of learning
- when one links a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus begins triggering the conditioned response

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Acquisition (operant)

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the strengthening of reinforced response

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timing for acquisition

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half a second (between NS + US)

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higher-order conditioning

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procedure where CS is paired with a new NS creating a second (often weaker) CS

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Extinction (classical)

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the diminishing of a conditioned response
when a US does not follow a CS
suppresses the CS

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extinction (operant)

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when a response is no longer reinforced

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spontaneous recovery

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the reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished CR

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what does conditioning help us with

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prepare for benefits or threats
survive and reproduce

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generalization

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the tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses

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discrimination

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the learned ability to distinguish between a CS and stimuli that do not signal a US

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operant conditioning

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associate behaviour and its consequence
behaviour is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher

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law of effect

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behaviours followed by favourable consequences become more likely and that behaviours followed by unfavourable consequences become less likely

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operant chamber

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a chamber containing a bar or key that an animal can manipulate to obtain food or water reinforcer; attached devices to record the rate of bar or key pressing

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reinforcement

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any event that strengthens the behaviour it follows

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shaping

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reinforces guide behaviour toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behaviour

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positive reinforcement

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increasing behaviours by adding a desirable stimulus after a response -> strengthens the response

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negative reinforcement

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increasing behaviours by stopping or reducing aversive stimuli after a response -> strengthens the response

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primary reinforcer

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an innately reinforcing stimulus (unlearned)

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conditioned reinforcer

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a stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer (AKA secondary reinforcer)

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reinforcement schedule

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a pattern that defines how often a desired response will be reinforced

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continuous reinforcement

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reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs
- best choice for mastering a behaviour
- extinction occurs rapidly

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intermittent reinforcement schedule

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reinforcing a response only part of the time
- slower acquisition
- greater resistance to extinction

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fixed-ratio schedule

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reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses

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variable-ratio schedule

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reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses

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fixed-interval schedule

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reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed

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variable-interval schedule

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a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals

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punishment

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an event that tends to decrease the behaviour that it follows

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positive punishment

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administer something undesired

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negative punishment

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end something that is desired

47
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4 drawbacks of physical punishment

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  1. punished behaviour is suppressed not forgotten
  2. teaches discrimination among situations
  3. can teach fear
  4. can increase aggression by modeling aggression as a way to cope
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cognitive map

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a mental representation of the layout of one’s environment

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latent learning

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learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it

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intrinsic motivation

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a desire to perform a behaviour effectively for its own sake

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extrinsic motivation

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a desire to perform a behaviour to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment

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observational learning

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learning by observing others

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modeling

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the process of observing and imitating a specific behaviour

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mirror neurons

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frontal lobe neurons that fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so
- may enable imitation and empathy

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prosocial behaviour

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positive, constructive, helpful behaviour (opposite of anitsocial)

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Psyc 100A (6 decks)

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