Class 1

Question 1

Fixed-Interval Schedules (FI)

Answer 1

operant conditioning principle whereby reinforcers are presented at fixed time periods, provided that appropriate response is made

Question 2

Variable-Interval Schedule (VI)

Answer 2

operant conditioning principle whereby behavior is reinforced on the basis of an average time has expired since the last reinforcement

Question 3

Fixed-Ratio Schedule (FR)

Answer 3

an operant conditioning principle whereby reinforcement is delivered after a specific number of responses have been made

Question 4

Variable Ratio Schedule (VR)

Answer 4

operant conditioning principle whereby the delivery of reinforcement is based on a particular average number of responses

Question 5

Intermittent Reinforcement

Answer 5

operant conditioning principle whereby only some of the responses made are followed by reinforcement

Question 6

Intermittent Reinforcement Effect

Answer 6

fact that operant behaviors that are maintained under intermittent reinforcement schedules resist extinction better than those maintained under conscious reinforcement

Question 7

Shaping

Answer 7

learning that results from the reinforcement of successive steps to a final desired behavior

Question 8

Latent Learning

Answer 8

process in which something is learned, but it is not manifested as a behavioral change until sometimes in the future

Question 9

Cognitive Map

Answer 9

mental representation of the physical features of the environment

Question 10

Perceptual Constancy

Answer 10

perceiving something the same despite a change in stimuli (like a bus approaching you, even though it looks bigger, it is the same size)

Question 11

Behaviorism

Answer 11

human behavior can be defined by conditioning rahter than actions: children learn language by imitation and reinforcement

Restrict science to observable behavior

All psychological activities can be adequately explained without resorting to mysterious mentalist entities

Question 12

Punishment v Negative Reinforcement

Answer 12

Negative Reinforcement- something is removed (encourages a response)

Punishment- well its punishing someone (discourages a response)

Question 13

Chomsky????

Answer 13

idk

Question 14

continuous v partial reinforcement (meaning and effects)

Answer 14

C: responses are always reinforced. quick to learn, quick to extinct

P: Sometimes reinforced. Slow to learn, slow to extinct.