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