Final Flashcards
Black box of mind
Only legit data is data you can observe, record and analyze
Learning
Change in observable behaviour
UCS
Food
UCR
Salivation
CS
Bell
CR
Salivation when you ring a bell
Learning aquisition phase
Pairing UCS and CS
Extinction
Present CS without UCS a bunch of times so response weakens. Learns CS is meaningless
Exposure therapy
Expose person to CS in controlled environment
Systematic desensitization
Exposure therapy where patients learn relaxation techniques and gradually work up to object of their phobia
Operant conditioning
How new behaviours are acquired
Skinner
Learning is operating on the environment. Consequences increase or decrease likliehood of behaviour
ABC
Antecedant
Behavior
Consequence
Continuous reinforcement
Every response is reinforced. Fastest to learn but fastest to extinguish. Easy to tell when reinforcement has stopped
Partial reinforcement
Only some responses are reinforced. Fixed/Variable ratio (amount of responses before reward). Fixed/variable interval (amount of time before reward)
Variable ratio
Highest rate of responding because every response has the potential for reward
Fixed ratio
High rate of responding, then they get the reward and plateau until they know reward is coming again
Fixed interval
Only start responding when they know the reward is coming
Variable interval
Constant, average level of response because they never know when a reward will come
Which reinforcement pattern is most resistant to extinguish
Variable– variable ratio is hardest
Premack principle
Observe what children do in their free time and use that high frequency behaviour to reinforce a desired low frequency behaviour
Negative reinforcement application
Put kid in mildly upsetting situation and allow for escape when desirable behaviour occurs. Gives kids control
Punishment application
When behaviour cant be ignored. Reprimand
Response cost
You can choose how you act but if the problem behaviour occurs there is a price to pay
Social isolation
5-10 min in an uninteresting room
Two-pronged attack
Use punishment if behaviour cant go unchallenged, clearly lay out alternative behaviour and reinforce the desired behaviour
Successful behaviour theory applicaton
Autistic kids learning eye contact and communciation
Child maltreatment incidence
Physical– 20%
Emotional– 15%
Sexual– 15%
Neglect– 80%
What % of child abuse cases involve a parent
80%
Child risk factors for abuse
Premature, disabilities, exhausting temperament
Parent risk factors for abuse
Overly harsh view of kids, feel powerless, feel their authority is being challenged, under age 30
% of kids in Us who are physcially punished
50% at age 1, 90% by age 4
% of parents who spank their children
70%– 25% once a week
2004 Supreme court
Corporal punishment acceptable between 2-12 years. No objects and no head shots
Healthy families america
Started inHawaii and spread across North America. Identifies families at risk during pregnancy
HFA initial intervention
Home visits, making contacts with services. Only reduced neglect. Cognitive retraining component reduced abuse
New Zealand Model
Use schools to prevent sexual abuse. Family members are highest risk for perpetrators. Talk to kids about acceptable touching. Successful but has not been adopted by other countries
Social learning theory
Emphasizes learning through observation of others who are reinforced or punished for their behaviour
Social cognitive theory
Adds concern with cognitive factors such as beliefs, self-perceptions and expectations. Explains adaptation, learning and motivation
Triarchic reciprocal causality
Interplay of personal, environmental and behavioral influences. External factors effect our behaviour and vice versa
Modelling
Effected by developmental level of observer and status of model. More likely to model a person who seems competent
6 factors effecting observational learning
Developmental status Model prestige and competence Vicarious consequences Outcome expectations Goal Setting Self-efficacy
4 elements of observational learning
Attention
Retention
Production
Motivation and reinforcement
3 types of reinforcement that encourage observational learning
Direct reinforcement
Vicarious reinforcement
Self-reinforcement
5 outcomes for observational learning in teaching
Directing attention Fine tuning already learned behaviours Strengthening or weakening inhibitions through ripple effect Teaching new behaviours Arousing emotions
Human Agency
Capacity to coordinate learning skills, motivation and emotion to reach goals. Exercising influence over life events
Self-efficacy
Future oriented and situation specific. Internally developed and not subject to comparison to others. Based on judgements of personal competence
Self-concept
Global construct containing many perceptions of self, including self-efficacy. Developed as a consequence of internal and external comparisons
Self esteem
Based on judgments of self-worth