Mod 7

Question 1

What is learning

Answer 1

change in behaviour due to experience

Question 2

Types of learning:

Answer 2

pavlovian conditioning, operant conditioning, latent learning, social learning

Question 3

what is pavlovian conditioning

Answer 3

ivan pavlov studied how dogs digest food starting at the process of salvation

dogs salivated when he put his lab coat on as a reflec to thinking they were about to be fed

Question 4

Pavlovian extinction:

Answer 4

repeatedly presenting a conditioned stimulus without an unconditioned stimulus

Question 5

Stimulus generalization

Answer 5

an effect in which an animal notices similarities between objects and views them as the same

Question 6

Operant conditioning

Answer 6

describes situations in which we can choose among different options based on previous experiences

Question 7

(positive and negative) reinforcement _____ the probability of behaviour

Answer 7

increases

Question 8

(positive and negative) punishment ______ probability of behaviour

Answer 8

decreases

Question 9

reinforcers:

Answer 9

events or stimuli that follow behaviour and increase the likelihood of that kind of response

Question 10

Latent learning:

Answer 10

type of learning that. has happened but hasnt had an opportunity to be demonstrated

Question 11

Social learning:

Answer 11

observational learning, we learn what to do by watching others. especially through imitation

Question 12

biological preparedness:

Answer 12

some events serve as bigger signals than others due to evolution