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What is Classical Conditioning and who introduced it?

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A type of learning when a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus which produces a response and it was introduced by Ivan Pavlov

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Unconditioned Stimulus (US)

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something that naturally triggers an unlearned response

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Unconditioned Response (UR)

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an unlearned response to the stimulus

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Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

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A neutral stimulus that triggers a learned response after being paired with an unconditional stimulus

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Conditioned Response (CR)

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a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus

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Temporal Contiguity

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The closeness in time between two events or stimuli for learning to happen

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Extinction

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when a learned response fades away because the reinforcement or reward for that behavior is no longer given

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Spontaneous Recovery

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when a response that had disappeared after extinction suddenly shows up again

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Stimulus Generalization

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when a response learned from one stimulus is also produced to a similar, but distinct, stimulus

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Stimulus Discrimination

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responding to a specific stimulus but not to similar stimuli similar to it

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Operant Conditioning

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A type of learning where responses are strengthened or weakened based on the consequences

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Acquisition

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The initial stage of learning in classical conditioning

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Shaping by Successive Approximations

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a method used in operant conditioning to gradually rewarding behaviors that are closer to the desired behavior

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How did BF Skinner influence learning?

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known for his research in operant conditioning, studying how voluntary behavior is influenced by reinforcement and punishment.

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Positive Reinforcement

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When a response is STRENGTHENED because it is followed by a rewarding stimulus

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Negative Reinforcement

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When a response is STRENGTHENED because it is followed by the REMOVAL of an unpleasant stimulus

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Continuous Reinforcement

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provides a reward every single time the behavior happens

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Intermittent Reinforcement

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provides a reward only some of the time when the behavior happens

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Schedules of Reinforcement

Fixed Ratio

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Reinforcement is given after a fixed number of responses

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Schedules of Reinforcement

Variable Ratio

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Reinforcement is given after a variable number of responses

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Punishment

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CONSEQUENCES that WEAKEN responses.

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Albert Bandura

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  • created observational learning
  • He studied children in order to understand how they learn from others.
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BoBo Doll Studies

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Students watching others be physical and violent with bobo doll and ended up being physical as well

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Observational Learning

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Learning by observing others

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Models

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individuals or characters that are observed by the learner.