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Operant Conditioning Flashcards

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Operant conditioning

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Type of learning, rewards and consequences for behavior

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Law of Effect- Edward Thorndike

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Reward=more behavior, consequence=less behavior

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B.F. Skinner

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Trained pigeons to do tricks for food

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Reinforcement

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Increase behavior

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Positive reinforcement

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Add something they like to increase behavior

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Negative reinforcement

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Subtract something they don’t like to increase behavior

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Primary reinforcement

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Automatic reward

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Secondary reinforcement

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Learned reward

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Punishment

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Decrease behavior

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Positive punishment

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Add something they don’t like to decrease behavior

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Negative punishment

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Subtract something they like to decrease behavior

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Shaping

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The actual process, reward small steps (towards behavior)

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Discrimination

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Only doing behavior you ask

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Extinction

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Loss of behavior without reward/consequence

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Schedules of reinforcement

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When we reward/punish

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Continuous reinforcement

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Always reward

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Partial reinforcement

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Sometimes reward

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Fixed ratio reinforcement

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Set number, quickest response

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Variable ratio reinforcement

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Random number, longest lasting

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Fixed interval reinforcement

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Set time, cramming/procrastination

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Variable interval reinforcement

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Random time, autopilot/consistency

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Type of learning, rewards and consequences for behavior

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Operant conditioning

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Reward=more behavior, consequence=less behavior

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Law of Effect- Edward Thorndike

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Trained pigeons to do tricks for food

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B.F. Skinner

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Increase behavior

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Reinforcement

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Add something they like to increase behavior

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Positive reinforcement

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Subtract something they don’t like to increase behavior

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Negative reinforcement

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Automatic reward

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Primary reinforcement

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Learned reward

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Secondary reinforcement

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Decrease behavior

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Punishment

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Add something they don’t like to decrease behavior

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Positive punishment

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Subtract something they like to decrease behavior

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Negative punishment

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The actual process, reward small steps (towards behavior)

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Only doing the behavior you ask

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Discrimination

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Loss of behavior without reward/consequence

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Extinction

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When we reward/punish

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Schedules of reinforcement

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Always reward

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Continuous reinforcement

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Sometimes reward

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Partial reinforcement

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Set number, quickest response

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Fixed ratio reinforcement

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Random number, longest lasting

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Variable ratio reinforcement

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Set time, cramming/procrastination

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Fixed interval reinforcement

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Random time, autopilot/consistency

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Variable interval reinforcement

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