Learning

Question 0

Operant Conditioning

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How it works: Associating a response with a behavior
What it’s used for: Associative learning, or teaching better, more desirable behaviors
Example: Child says “please” = cookie but Child says “give me!” = no cookie
CONSISTENCY IS KEY

Question 1

Classical Conditioning

Answer 1

How it works: Associates 2 stimuli with each other
What it’s used for: Making a natural response be triggered by a new stimulus
Example: Ringing a bell makes the dog salivate

Question 2

Higher Order Conditioning

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How it works: a new NS can become a new CS
Side effects: Tends to be weaker then first conditioning
Example: Associating a dog with bitting, but just hearing a dog bark may also make someone afraid

Question 3

Extinction

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How it works: Diminishing of a controlled response (CR)
What it’s used for: Usually stops effects of classical conditioning
Example: Food appears without bell = no salivation from dog when you ring the bell

Question 4

Generalization

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A tendency to have a CR triggered by a related stimuli

Example: bell = salivation BUT whistle also = salivation

Question 5

Discrimination

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The learned ability to only respond to specific stimuli
Example:
Dog ONLY salivates to bell; not whistle

Question 6

Observational Learning

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How it works: Practicing a behavior just by watching it
Who gets directly reinforced: Person doing
Who gets indirectly reinforced: Person watching+mimicking