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Final review Flashcards

1
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List 1 similarity and 1 difference between negative punishment and extinction?

A

Similarity: both decrease the strength of a response
Difference: Extinction is when the reward is no longer given (absence) and punishment is when we take away something you already had

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In the study by Seligman & Maier (1967), what behavior was produced by the dogs who are repeatedly dragged from the shock side of the chamber to the no-shock side?

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They recover the ability to escape on their own

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What two aspects of aversive events can lead to PTSD-like symptoms?

2pts

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  • Infrequent exposure
  • Unpredictable/uncontrollable
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4
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Give an example of using the Premack principle with punishment?

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Teasing sister (high probability) –> doing the dishes (low probability)

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5
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What are some guidelines for treating learned helplessness seen in class?

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Gradually progress from smaller to more challenging tasks

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6
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What are the 3 main benefits of punishment?

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  • Positive social behavior
  • Improved mood
  • Increased attention
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7
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Give an example of combining punishment with DRI

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  • Cleaning your room
  • Doing homework
  • Dishes
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8
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Associate these:

  • Obsessive thoughts
  • Compulsive behavior
  • Operant conditioning
  • Classical conditioning
A
  • Obsessive thoughts –> Classical conditioning
  • Compulsive behavior –> Operant conditioning
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Mischel’s marshmallow task has several limitations. Name one discussed in class.

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  • Trust in the experimenter
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10
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According to Worthington, why should you tell a friend if you plan to use a controlling response to quit smoking?

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People often fail to deliver self consequences

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10
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According to Skinner, people in general don’t have much will power. What can they do to alter their behavior?

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Control their environment

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What is the main advantage of rule-governed behavior ?

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  • Rapidly learning a behavior
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What does it mean to anthropomorphize animal behavior?

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To attribute human characteristics to their behavior (emotions, thoughts, intentions)

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13
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To help their son remain calm at the dentist parents can use vicarious emotional conditioning. What is involved?

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Using positive emotional responses to influence their sons emotional state during the visit

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14
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Provide 4 examples of contagious behavior discussed in class.

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  • Laughing
  • Yawning
  • Orienting
  • Invisible danger
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15
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What two factors are required for the emergence of activity anorexia?

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  • Food restriction
  • Running wheel
16
Q

A pigeon can’t stop pressing a key even though this delays reward delivery. What is the term used to describe this behavior?

A

Negative auto maintenance

17
Q

What are two possible theories to explain why people bite their nails while waiting for an appointment ?

A
  1. Release pent up energy
  2. To remain in a situation while waiting for something to happen
18
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In the experiment of Wilcoxon et al., (1970), why do rats prefer blue water after CTA?

A

They rely on their sense of smell and not the appearance of the solution that made them ill.

19
Q

Why is giving illness-inducing meat to lions good for wildlife conservation

A

Lions will develop CTA and stay away from farm lands

20
Q

What is the most common CTA in undergrad students?

A

Alcohol

21
Q

In a delayed match to sample task, what part of the trial indicates a forget trial?

A

The stimulus presented during the delay period

22
Q

Describe one example of tool use discussed in class.

A

Crow using sticks or Monkeys using sticks to dig for ants

23
Q

Provide an example of chaining related to tool use?

A

grabbing a stick and using it to eat termites

24
Q

Name two types of learning that Ai struggles with

A
  • Naturalist
  • Logical-mathematical
  • Existential
  • Interpersonal
25
Q

What type of network can exhibit autonomous behavior?

A

Reccurent network

26
Q

Name two examples of data forecasting discussed in class?

A
  • Predicting the weather
  • Predicting the stock market

PSY3103- Learning and Conditioning (13 decks)

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