Exam 3.2 Flashcards
Learning
the gaining of knowledge or skills
What are the three types of learning?
Associative, Non Associative, Social
Associative learning
Linking two things together
Non- Associative Learning
Learning to adjust responses to a repeated stimuli
social Learning
Learning by instruction
What are the two types of Non Associative Learning?
Habituation
Sensitization
Habituation
When our response to a stimulus decrease
Sensitization
When our response to a stimulus increases
What are the two types of Associative Learning?
Classical Conditioning
Operant conditioning
Classical conditioning
a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response which is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone
Second Order Conditioning
where a conditioned stimulus can evoke a conditioned response without being directly paired with an unconditioned stimulus
How does cognition play a role in classical conditioning
in classical conditioning, we are not intentionally reposting to the conditioned stimulus
What role to Biological processes play in Classical Conditioning
Our body makes a response to the stimulus
Little Albert
Performed by John Watson; Classically conditioned a baby to be scared of rabbits and mice. We learned that fear can be conditioned
Operant conditioning
a learning process that uses rewards and punishments
Thorndike’s Law of Effect
behaviors that are followed by a satisfying outcome are more likely to be repeated, while behaviors that are followed by an unsatisfying outcome are less likely to be repeated
B.F. Skinner
studied operant conditioning, and discussed how important shaping in
