Learning

Question 1

how often should you text someone if you want them to stay interested

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variable amounts, not fixed so people cannot predict

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types of learning

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habitual, classical and operant conditioning

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describe what learning is

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change in behavior as result of experience

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describe what behaviorism is

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collection of theories that emphasize learning based on experience/environment rather than mentalism (features of human mind)

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nurture / empiricism

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things are a result of environment and learning (behaviorism)

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nature / nativism

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things are a result of the mind (mentalism)

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describe habitual learning

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non-associative
decline in response to environmental stimuli after repeated exposure

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what is sensory adaptation

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neural mechanism where cells no longer fire in response to same stimuli

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describe classical conditioning

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learning of association based on repeated presentation of paired stimuli

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what is an unconditioned stimulus

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physiological thing that causes response
food, shock that causes reflective response

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what is a conditioned response

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pairing neutral stimulus that does not cause reflective response

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requirements for classical conditioning

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conditioned stimulus has to be timed right (not too long)

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extinction

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if the conditioned stimulus occurs without the unconditioned stimulus, response will start to be less eventually be extinct

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stimulus generalization

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stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus will predictably cause the conditioned response

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scope and application of classical conditioning

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applies to various animals
humans: fear, hunger, sex

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systematic desensitization

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slowly start presenting objects more similar to conditioned stimulus to gradually reduce response

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why do we learn through classical conditioning

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adaptive response: helps organism prepare / predict

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describe garcia effect / taste aversion

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we immediately avoid foods that make us sick

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why can taking a drug in a new environment be fatal?

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there are less cues to prepare body for toleration of drug

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why is garcia effect / taste aversion important or exist

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organisms biologically prepared to learn association between food and sickness, showing conscious awareness is not necessary for association
response was NOT close in time (sickness occured hours later)

Question 21

define operant conditioning

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organisms learn the relationships between actions and consequences
engage in behaviors that reward

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skinner theory of radical behaviorism

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emphasized learning only through conditioning (rejected any innate skills or knowledge)

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successive approximation

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reward behavior that is close to the desired behavior until obtain desired behavior

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positive reinforcement

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a reinforcer is the thing that increases behavior
primary: food
secondary: money

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negative reinforcement

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rewarding someone by removing something bad from the environment

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punishment

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negative consequences in response to an unwanted behavior
momentarily changes behavior but not long-term

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partial reinforcement

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rewarding a behavior, but not every time

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fixed ratio partial reinforcement

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rerward after every nth response

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variable ratio partial reinforcement

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reward on average once in every n responses

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fixed interval partial reinforcement

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reward every x seconds/minutes/hours

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variable interval partial reinforcement

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reward once in every x seconds/minutes/hours

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Which partial reinforcement method is the best?

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variable over fixed so people do not have an expectation

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how successful was behaviorism

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led to scientific research
conditioning close to laws

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spontaneous recovery

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re-exposure to conditioned stimuli after extinction can sometimes evoke the conditioned response again

Question 35

Imagine a scenario where a dog is conditioned to salivate (conditional response) at the sound of a bell (CS) because it was consistently paired with food (unconditioned stimulus). If the dog undergoes extinction training (repeatedly hears the bell without food), the salivation response diminishes. However, if the dog is then exposed to the bell in a new context (a different room or environment), the conditioned response may spontaneously reappear.

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renewal effect

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renewal effect

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recovery of conditioned response in a new environment

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The finding that an animal will stop performing an instrumental response that once led to a reinforcer if the reinforcer is separately made aversive or undesirable

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reinforcer devaluation effect

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If a rat presses a lever and gets cheese but also gets sick, will they press it again and why?

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no, reinforcer devaluation effect

Question 39

when something is no longer affected by reinforcer devaluation effect, what is this called

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habit

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vicarious reinforcement

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learning that occurs by observing the punishment of someone else