Learning Flashcards

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A relatively permanent change in an organisms behavior due to experience

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Learning

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In organisms decreasing response to the stimulus with repeated exposure to it

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Habituation

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Learning that certain events occur together. The events maybe two stimuli or a response and its consequences

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Associative learning

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In classical conditioning the initial stage, when one links a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus begins triggering the conditioned response

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Acquisition

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A procedure in which the condition stimulus in one conditioning experience is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second conditioned stimulus

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Higher-order conditioning

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The diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when an unconditioned stimulus (US) does not follow a conditioned stimulus(CS)

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Extinction

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The reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response

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Spontaneous recovery

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Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus

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Respondent behavior

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A type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher

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Operant conditioning

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Behavior that operates in the environment, producing consequences

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Operant behavior

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In operant conditioning research, a chamber containing a bar or a key that an animal can manipulate to obtain a food or water reinforcer; attached devices record the animals rate of bar pressing or keep pecking

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Operant chamber

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In operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior

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Shaping

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In operant conditioning, a stimulus that elicits a response after association with reinforcement

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Discriminative stimulus

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In operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows

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Reinforcer

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Increasing behaviors by presenting positive stimuli, such as food. A positive reinforcer is any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response

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Positive reinforcement

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Increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing negative stimuli, such as shock. A negative reinforcer is any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response

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Negative reinforcement

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And innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need

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Primary reinforcer

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A stimulus that games it’s reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer; also known as a secondary reinforcer

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Conditioned reinforcer

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Reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs

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Continuous reinforcement

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Reinforcing a response only part of the time; results and slower acquisition of a response but much greater resistance to extinction

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Partial reinforcement

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In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses

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Fixed-ratio schedule

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In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses

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Variable-ratio schedule

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In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed

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Fixed-interval schedule

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In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals

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Variable-interval schedule

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And event that decreases the behavior that it follows
Punishment
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Learning by observing others. Also called social learning
Observational learning
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The process of observing and imitating a specific behavior
Modeling
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Frontal lobe neurons that fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so. The brains mirroring of another's action may enable imitation and empathy
Mirror neurons
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A type of learning in which one learns to link to where more stimuli and anticipate events
Classical conditioning
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The view that psychology 1)should be an objective science that 2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologist today agree with 1 but not 2
Behaviorism
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In classical conditioning, the unlearned, naturally occurring response to the unconditioned stimulus (US)such as salivation when food is in the mouth
Unconditioned response ( UR )
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In classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally--naturally and automatically--triggers a response
Unconditioned stimulus(US)
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In classical conditioning, the learned response to a previously neutral stimulus (CS)
Conditioned response (CR)
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In classical conditioning, and originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus(US) , comes to trigger a conditioned response
Conditioned stimulus (CS)
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The tenancy, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses
Generalization
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In classical conditioning, the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that are not signal an unconditioned stimulus
Discrimination
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The hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events
Learned helplessness
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A mental representation of the layout of one's environment. For example, after exploring a maze, rats act as if they have learned it cognitive map of it
Cognitive map
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Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it
Latent learning
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A sudden and often novel realization of the solution to a problem
Insight
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A desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake
Intrinsic motivation
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A desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment
Extrinsic motivation
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Positive, constructive, helpful behavior. The opposite of antisocial behavior
Prosocial behavior
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A system of recording, amplifying, and feeding back information about subtotal physiological responses
Biofeedback
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Rewarded behavior is likely to recur
Law of effect