Learning psych Flashcards
Operant=
Reward and punishment
Negative punishment=
seatbelt buzzer
Classical=
Pavlovian,no punishment or reward, neutral
Unconditioned Stimulus=
Unconditionally triggers response, you dont know
unconditioned response=
unlearned response
conditioned stimulus=
triggers conditioned response
conditioned response=
learned response
acquisition=
intital stage of learning
extinction=
diminishing of condtioned stimulus, getting rid of habit
spontaneous recovery=
response comes back
generalization=
stimuli responses
similar stimuli=
same response
discrimination=
telling difference from other stimuli
reinforcer=
encourages behavior
shaping=
guiding behavior to desired goals
continuous=
learning occurs rapidly
behaviorism
studying behaviors= primary goal of psych
partial=
takes time
extrinsic=
threat of punishment, promise of reward
overjustification=
promising reward
modeling=
observing and imitating behavior, essentially same thing as observation learning
