Psych Sem 1 Final Study CH. 6

Question 1

if a sea slug repeatedly receives an electrical shock just after being squirted with water, its withdrawal response to a squirt of water grows stronger. This best illustrates what conept

Answer 1

associative learning

Question 2

what is any event that triggers a response

Answer 2

stimulus

Question 3

what is classical conditioning

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a type of learning in which we learn to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events

Question 4

what is operant conditioning

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a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if it is followed by a punisher

Question 5

in classical conditioning, the tendency, after conditioning, to respond similarly to stimuli that resemble the conditional stimulus is called______? give an example

Answer 5

generalization. being taught that all white and fluffy things are bad

Question 6

in classical conditioning the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned response and other irrelevant stimuli is called_______? and give an example

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discrimination. guard dogs give people a heart of panic whereas GUIDE dogs give people a relaxed heart

Question 7

in classical conditioning, the weakening of a conditioned response when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow a conditioned stimulus. in operant conditioning, the weakening of a response when it is no longer reinforced. This is called:

Answer 7

extinction

Question 8

An operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide actions closer and closer toward a desired behavior is called what?

Answer 8

shaping; example: a mouse with cheese, hannah with coffee 😂😂😂

Question 9

give an example and explain the following:

Answer 9

ok

Question 10

continuous reinforcement

Answer 10

continuous reward for doing something (getting 20 bucks every week)

Question 11

partial reinforcement

Answer 11

giving rewards at different intervals (mouse receives cheese after hitting lever five times, then ten times, then two times etc..)

Question 12

fixed ratio schedule

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receiving something after a certain amount of things have been done (receiving 20 bucks after working two hours)

Question 13

variable ratio schedule

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receiving something after an uncertain amount of things that have to be done (20 dollars for cleaning all the dishes in the sink, at that point in time)

Question 14

fixed interval

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receiving something after an certain amount of time (receiving two donuts every hour)

Question 15

variable interval

Answer 15

after uncertain time, we don’t always no when things are going to happen (every time you will jump out of ur seat in a horror movie)

Question 16

correlational studies show that prolonged viewing of televised violence ________ increased agression

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causes, but remember correlation does not always equal causation

Question 17

what is the violence viewing effect

Answer 17

when we watch violence, we become more aggressive

Question 18

what is observational learning and give an example of observational learning from a parent/child viewpoint

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learning by observing others; if a child sees a parent cuss they will more likely cuss too because they think what their parents are doing is ok

Question 19

mirror neurons are believed by some scientists to provde a biological basis for what?/

Answer 19

observational learning

Question 20

what is the Law of Effect

Answer 20

law that states that behaviors followed by favorable consequences will become more likely, where as behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences will become more unlikely