Chapter 7 Learning

Question 1

Classical Conditioning

Answer 1

Associating two stimuli

Ex: thunder and lighting

Question 2

Ivan Pavlov Dog Study

Answer 2

Measured salvation in dogs in response to bell ringing as an example of classic conditioning

Question 3

Unconditioned Stimulus

Answer 3

Naturally triggers an automatic response

Ex: food

Question 4

Nuetral Stimulus

Answer 4

No trigger normally

Ex: bell

Question 5

Conditioned Stimulus

Answer 5

Nuetral stimuls with paired unconditioned stimulus resulting in a riggered response
ex: bell+food

Question 6

Conditioned Response

Answer 6

Learned response to a previously nuetral stimlusus paired with a unconditioned stim (ex: bell+food=salvation)

Question 7

Acquisition

Answer 7

When nuetral stim associated with uncond. so long tt it becomes conditioned response

Question 8

Extinction

Answer 8

diminishing of conditioned response

Question 9

Spontaneous Recovery

Answer 9

Reappearance of weakened conditioned response

Question 10

Generalization

Answer 10

tendency to respond to a similar stimuli (like a bell that sounds like the dinner bell)

Question 11

Stim. Discrimination

Answer 11

Ability to dist. bet to diff stim

Question 12

Phobia Treatment

Answer 12

exposure to fear through desensitizing

Question 13

Puzzelbox Video

Answer 13

If action brings a reward, it becomes stamped into our minds

Question 14

Law of Effect

Answer 14

If behavior is rewarded is occurs more frequently

Question 15

Skinner Box

Answer 15

Reward and Punishment pushing the bar to get the pellet of food. Diff levels of behavior based on the pattern

Question 16

Reinforcment

Answer 16

Any event that will strengthen or increase frequency of preceding response

Question 17

Positive Reinforcement

Answer 17

Adding desirable event to increase frequency of certain event

Question 18

Negative Reinforcement

Answer 18

Removing desirable event to increase frequency of certain event

Question 19

Punishment

Answer 19

Anything that decreases frequency of preceding behavior

Question 20

Positive Punishment

Answer 20

Adding unpleasent event to decrese frequency of an undesired event

Question 21

Negative Punishment

Answer 21

Removing pleasant event to decrease frequency of an undesired event