exam 1 Flashcards
Habituation is a type of _
non-associative learning
With the discovery of _, the theory of natural selection was updated and given a mechanism for _
genes; heritability
The principle of classical conditioning where the capacity to distinguish between similar but distinct stimuli is what?
discrimination
Modal action patterns are induced by events called
releasers
An experimental study is better than a correlational study if our goal is to discover whether changes in one variable..
causes changes in a second variable
Learning is best defined as “a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to _”
experience
Jessica laughs at Caleb after his attempted courtship. In classical conditioning terms, this is _ conditioning
trace
Jessica laughs at Caleb after his attempted courtship. In classical conditioning terms, Caleb blushing when he sees Jessica means Jessica has become a…
CS for blushing
Spontaneous recovery is associated with
extinction
What’s a statement a behaviorist would never agree with?
“Mental events should be the focus of research”
According to behaviorists, do we need to be aware that the CS and US are being paired in order to learn a CR?
No; behaviorists believed association between CS & US occurs automatically
Nativism is to _ and Empiricism is to _
innate knowledge, experience
The fact that spontaneous recovery often occurs shows that…
extinction does not necessarily cause the unlearning of an association between CS and US
Consistently electrocuting John but inconsistently electrocuting Jalyn will show a _ CR in _ than _
stronger, John, Jalyn
A developed fear response to Mozart’s music that also occurs to any classical music is known as _
generalization
As a behavioral therapist you focus on the _ of behavior as the purpose of that behavior. You are largely unconcerned with _
function, hypothetical constructs
Laws and principles differ in that laws are _ and principles are _
Laws- accurate beyond a doubt
Principles- predictable the majority of the time
In Pavlovian conditioning, contiguity usually refers to the…
time between CS and US
A _ is a collection of related statements whose main function is to summarize and explain observations
theory
A dog showing a fear response again to cats after a period of extinguished response can be explain how?
He has shown spontaneous recovery of the fear response
What is CER, by definition?
An emotional response like anxiety or happiness, set off by a CS
The ‘ABC’ description of the functional analysis of behavior:
Antecedents
Behavior
Consequences
Immediate exposure of one stimuli with another, like a light illuminating a mirror, is a _ schedule of CS-US pairing.
simultaneous
Pavlovian conditioning is also called _ conditioning
Associative
Classical
