Operant Conditioning and Life Flashcards
1
Q
Animal Training 2 things
A
Shaping - conditioning target behaviour by reinforcing behaviours than come close to desired
Fading - decreasing frequency of the reinforcement over time for not right behaviours
2
Q
Chaining
A
Number of interrelated but separate behaviours are linked to form a sequence
3
Q
Superstitions
A
More likely to develop when outcomes are due to chance
4
Q
Chicken man
A
Wade Boggs
Ate chicken before every game
5
Q
Observational Learning dude
A
Wolfgang Kohler
Presented chimps with different problems
6
Q
Insight learning
A
Wolfgang’s studies were largely anecdotal, not systematic