Learning

Question 1

Punishment

Answer 1

A stimulus that weakens behaviour because it’s unpleasant and we try to avoid it.

Question 2

Classical conditioning

Answer 2

A procedure in which a animal or person learns to associate a reflex response with a new stimulus

Question 3

Classical conditioning schedule

Answer 3

The steps in the procedure to condition a new response

Question 4

Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

Answer 4

The stimulus that produces a reflex response, such as the food for Pavlovs dog.

Question 5

Unconditioned response (UCR)

Answer 5

The reflex response to an unconditioned stimulus, such as the salvation in Pavlov’s dog

Question 6

Conditioned stimulus

Answer 6

A new stimulus presented with the unconditioned stimulus, such as the bell in Pavlov’s experiment

Question 7

Conditioned response (CR)

Answer 7

The response that is learnt; it now occurrs when the CS is presented

Question 8

Extinction

Answer 8

A conditioned response dies out

Question 9

Spontaneous Recovery

Answer 9

A conditioned response that has disappeared has suddenly come back

Question 10

Generalisation

Answer 10

The conditioned response is produced when a similar stimulus to the original conducted stimulus is presented

Question 11

Discrimination (conditioning)

Answer 11

The conditioned response is only presented when a specific stimulus is presented

Question 12

Operant conditioning

Answer 12

Learning due to the consequences of behaviour, due to positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement

Question 13

Law of Effect

Answer 13

Behaviours that are followed by rewards are usually repeated. Behaviour that is punished is usually not