Chapter 8-1st Half

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Associative learning

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Learning that certain events occur together

Question 1

Learning

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Permanent change in an organisms behavior , due to experience

Question 2

Classical conditioning

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Type of learning in which an organism comes to associate stimuli. A neutral stimulus that signals an unconditioned stimulus. Type of associative learning

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Behaviorism

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The view that psychology 1.) should be objectives science that 2.) studies behavior without reference to the mental processes. Most psychologist agree with 1 but not 2

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Unconditioned stimulus

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A stimulus that -naturally and automatically- triggers a response , the food in the dog story

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Unconditional response

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The unlearned, naturally occurring response to the unconditioned stimulus. Salivation when food is in our mouth

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Conditioned response

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Learned response to a previously neutral stimulus

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Conditioned stimulus

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Originally irrelevant stimulus that after association with an unconditioned stimulus comes to trigger a conditioned response

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Acquisition

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The initial stage of conditioning In Which the new response is established and gradually strengthened

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Extinction

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Diminishing of a conditioned response in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus

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Spontaneous recovery

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Reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response

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Generalization

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Similar stimuli to trigger same response

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Discrimination

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To distinguish one stimuli from another

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Ivan Pavlov

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Explored classical condition, looked for underlying reason for learning

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John Garcia

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Associated with Taste aversion

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Taste aversion

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Unpleasant experience with a food, now you don’t like it

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Operant conditioning

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Type of learning in which behavior is strengthened is followed by a reinforced or diminished if followed by a punisher

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Respondent behavior

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Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to so,e stimulus; skinners term for behavior learned through classical learning

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Operant behavior

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Behavior that operates on the environment, producing consequences

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B.F. Skinner

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Modern behaviorisms most influential and controversial figure. Well knowing for his pioneering studies with rats

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Edward L. thorndike

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Developed the law of effect

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Law of effect

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Rewarded behavior is likely to reoccur

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Shaping

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An operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior, starting small, going bigger

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Operant chamber

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Skinner box