Learning Flashcards
Learning
Any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practice.
Learning to make an involuntary response to a stimulus other than the original, natural stimulus that normally produces the response.
Classical Conditioning
Ivan Pavlov
Discovered Classical Conditioning
US
Unconditioned Stimulus
UR
Unconditional Response
CS
Conditioned Stimulus
CR
Conditioned Response
Naturally occurring stimulus that leads to an involuntary, unlearned response
Unconditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Response
Involuntary and unlearned response to a naturally occurring or unconditioned stimulus
Stimulus that becomes able to produce a learned response by being paired with the original unconditioned stimulus.
Conditioned Stimulus
Conditioned
Learned
NS
Neutral Stimulus`
Conditioned Response
Learned, reflex-like response to a conditioned stimulus.
“Conditioned Reflex”
Conditioned Response
Neutral Response
Stimulus that doesn’t trigger a response.
Stimulus that triggers a neutral response.
Unconditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Response
The natural response.
Natural Stimulus becomes…
…Conditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Response becomes…
…Conditioned Response
Learned response eventually disappears when Conditioned Stimulus is no longer presented.
Extinction
Spontaneous Recovery
Reappearance of learned response after extinction has occurred.
Tendency for Conditioned Responses to be triggered by similar stimuli.
Generalization
Behavior followed by pleasurable consequences…
…tends to be repeated.
Discrimination
Learned ability to only respond to specific stimuli.
Discrimination prevents…
…Generalization
The learning of voluntary behavior through the effects of pleasant and unpleasant consequences to responses.
Operant Conditioning
Punishment
Any event that discourages a behavior from happening again.
Reinforcements
Feedback that is intended to encourage a specific behavior to be done again.