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Unconditioned Stimuli

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stimuli that automatically triggers a response

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Unconditioned Response

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unlearned natural response to US

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Neutral Stimulus

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a stimulus that does not cause a response

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Conditioned Stimuli

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the previously irrelevant stimulus

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Conditioned Response

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learned response from a previously neutral stimuli

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Extinction

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diminishing a CR; occurs when CS is not followed by US repeatedly

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Acquisition

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the phase associating a neutral stimulus (bell) to the US (food)

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Discrimination

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learned ability to distinguish between CS and stimuli that is not conditioned

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Generalization

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tendency that similar stimuli will elicit similar responses

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Positive Reinforcement

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  • add stimulus to increase behavior
    ex. watching your favorite TV show after doing all your homework
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Positive Punishment

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  • add stimulus to decrease behavior
    ex. getting a ticket for speeding
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Negative Reinforcement

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remove stimulus to increase behavior
ex. take away his bathroom cleaning chore for every week he cleans his room

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Negative Punishment

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  • remove stimulus to decrease behavior
    ex. teen is grounded for misbehavior
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Fixed-Ratio

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  • predictable and based on amount
    ex. get free coffee after 10 visits
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Variable-Ratio

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  • random and based on amount
    ex. slot machines
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Fixed-Interval

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  • predictable and based on time
    ex. getting a small increase in your wage every 6 months
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Variable-Interval

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  • random and based on time
    ex. playing bingo
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Albert Bandura

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Social Learning Theory (the bobo doll experiment)

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Vicarious Reinforcement

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reinforcement gained by watching another person

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Ivan Pavlov

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created classical conditioning (Pavlov’s dogs)

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B.F. Skinner

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developed operant conditioning

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Little Albert

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classical conditioning experiment —> white rat paired with loud noise = conditioned to fear white rats

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Modeling

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the process of learning new behavior through observation rather than through direct experience

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Observational Learning

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learning new behavior through watching the actions of a model

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Shaping

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behavior is guided closer and closer to desired behavior

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External Locus of Control

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it is your environment’s fault, blame others

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Internal Locus of Control

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it is your fault, blame yourself

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Spontaneous Recovery

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when the CR comes back randomly after extinction

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Latent Learning

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learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is incentive

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Extrinsic Motivation

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a person performs an action because the act itself is fun, rewarding, challenging, or satisfying in some internal manner

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Cognitive Map

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a mental representation of the layout of your environment

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Mirror Neurons

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the same part of the brain reacts when you do something and when you see someone do that thing

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Law of Effect

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rewarded behavior is likely to occur

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Intermittent Reinforcement

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a delivery of a reward at irregular intervals
- yields the greatest effort from the subject

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Respondent Behavior

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behavior that is typically automatic and involuntary

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Immediate Reinforcement

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a reinforcer that occurs instantly after a behavior

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Delayed Reinforcement

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when there is a period of time between the response and the reinforcer

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The Skinner Box

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B.F. Skinner - used to study which type of partial reinforcement works best
ex. rats in a maze

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