Chapter 7: Learning Flashcards
When does Learning Start?
As soon as you are born
Learning is..
A relatively permanent change in your behavior and knowledge
Conditioning is..
Associating a stimulus/ stimuli with a response. Also known as Association
Learning happens because of..
Your experiences
Why do we learn?
Allows us to live effective lives
Classical Conditioning is..
An unconditional stimulus triggering an unconditional response
Classical Conditioning is.. (Involuntary / Voluntary)
Involuntary
Acquisition is..
Developing a conditional response to a neutral stimulus
Extinction is..
Fading of a conditional response
NS Stands For..
Neutral stimulus
US Stands for
unconditional stimulus
How is Operant Conditioning done?
By shaping/ guiding behavior; also known as successive approximation
UR Stands For..
Unconditional Response
Operant Conditioning is..
Based on consequences of behavior
CS Stands For..
Conditioned Stimulus