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OPERANT LEARNING: REINFORCEMENT Flashcards

1
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What area of the brain produces dopamine when stimulated?

A

REWARD PATHWAY

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What do you call it when a behavior that has been reinforced multiple times tends to persist in the face of obstructions?

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BEHAVIOURAL MOMENTUM

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What do you call secondary reinforcers that are applicable in various situations? (i.e. money)

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GENERALIZED REINFORCERS

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What do you call the phenomenon wherein [primary] reinforcers lose their effectiveness?

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SATIATION

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What do you call the relationship between behavior and its consequences?

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LAW OF EFFECT

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What kind of reinforcement increases the occurrence of a behavior by removing an unpleasurable stimulus?

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NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT

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What kind of reinforcement strengthens a behavior by presenting a pleasurable consequence?

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POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

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What kind of reinforcer is not innate but the result of learning?

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SECONDARY REINFORCER

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What kind of reinforcer is provided by someone to modify behavior?

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CONTRIVED REINFORCER

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What kind of reinforcer is used in escape-avoidance learning?

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NEGATIVE REINFORCER

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What kind of reinforcer is used in reward learning?

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POSITIVE REINFORCER

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What kind of reinforcer spontaneously follows a behavior? (i.e. pedaling a bicycle automatically causes it to move forward)

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NATURAL REINFORCER

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What makes use of consequences to increase the occurrence of behavior?

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REINFORCEMENT

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14
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What makes use of consequences to increase the occurrence of behavior?

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DOPAMINE

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15
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What theory of positive reinforcement makes use of “drives” to explain behavior?

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DRIVE-REDUCTION THEORY

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16
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What theory of positive reinforcement states that behavior becomes reinforcing if an individual is prevented from performing it at a normal frequency?

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RESPONSE-DEPRIVATION THEORY

17
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What theory of positive reinforcement states that different kinds of behavior have different values that are relative to one another?

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RELATIVE VALUE THEORY

18
Q

What theory states that avoidance learning makes use of only operant conditioning?

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ONE-PROCESS THEORY

19
Q

What theory states that both classical and operant conditioning are involved in avoidance learning?

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TWO-PROCESS THEORY

20
Q

What type of motivating operation increases the effectiveness of a consequence in altering a behavior?

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ESTABLISHING OPERATION

21
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What variable affecting operant learning changes the effectiveness of a consequence in altering behavior?

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MOTIVATING OPERATION

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