Learning

Question 1

What is habituation?

Answer 1

Habituation is defined as the decrease in a behavioural response that occurs during repeated presentation of a stimulus

Question 2

What is sensitisation?

Answer 2

Sensitisation is defined as the enhancement of a reflex response by the introduction of a strong or noxious stimulus

Question 3

What did Thorndike postulate?

Answer 3

Learning in animals is due to trial and error rather than insight

Question 4

What is the difference between classical condition and operant learning?

Answer 4

Operant learning can generate new behavioural patterns, classical conditioning just changes the conditions under which reflexes occur

Question 5

What is reinforcement?

Answer 5

Anything which increases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated

Question 6

What is positive reinforcement?

Answer 6

Anything which has the effect of increasing the likelihood of a behaviour by using pleasant consequences

Question 7

What is negative reinforcement?

Answer 7

Anything which has the effect of increasing the likelihood of a behaviour by using consequences that are pleasant when they stop

Question 8

What is punishment?

Answer 8

Anything which has the effect of decreasing the likelihood of a behaviour by using consequences that are unpleasant when they happen

Question 9

What is continuous reinforcement?

Answer 9

The desired behaviour is reinforced every time it occurs

Question 10

What is partial reinforcement?

Answer 10

The desired behaviour is reinforced only part of the time