Learning

Question 1

If you continue a behavior without receiving rewards, what type of learning is occurring?

Answer 1

operant conditioning

Question 2

What is the best type of reinforcement at the BEGINNING of operant conditioning and why?

Answer 2

continuous reinforcement

it UNAMBIGUOUSLY informs the subject which behavior is correct

Question 3

What is the “sensitive period?”

Answer 3

a point in early development that can have a significant influence on physiological or behavioral functioning in later life

Question 4

What is the “motivational state” of operant conditioning?

Answer 4

deprive the subject of a desirable stimulus for a period of time

Question 5

What is habituation?

Answer 5

reduced response to a repeat stimulus

Stop noticing the barking dog next door

Question 6

What is dishabituation?

Answer 6

time away from stimulus, when it is reintroduced, it’s like it’s brand new

Spend time in a sensory deprivation tank. When you return home, you hear the annoying chirping dog like it’s the first time :-(