Operant Conditioning and Life Flashcards

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Animal Training 2 things

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Shaping - conditioning target behaviour by reinforcing behaviours than come close to desired
Fading - decreasing frequency of the reinforcement over time for not right behaviours

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2
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Chaining

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Number of interrelated but separate behaviours are linked to form a sequence

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3
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Superstitions

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More likely to develop when outcomes are due to chance

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4
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Chicken man

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Wade Boggs

Ate chicken before every game

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5
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Observational Learning dude

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Wolfgang Kohler

Presented chimps with different problems

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6
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Insight learning

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Wolfgang’s studies were largely anecdotal, not systematic

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