The Random Studying Section Thingy Flashcards
Phineas Gage(1823 - 1860)
Construction foreman, had a tamping iron pierced through his face, personality switched
True or false: the brain is the source of mental life
True; damage to the brain can have prfound effects on who and what we are
Materialism
Mental life emerges from the brain
Behaviorism
The study of behavior; emphasis on learning, antimentalism, teaching is not different across species
Habituation
A decline in tendency to respond to familiar stimuli due to repeated exposure; we get used to things
Classical conditioning
The learning of an association between one stimulus and another; sensitivity to a cue that an event is about to happen allows you to prepare for it
Stimulus
Something that can cause physical or behavioral change
Neutral stimulus
A stimulus that prompts no response at first –> no consistent response
Unconditioned stimulus
A stimulus that leads to an automatic response –> unconditioned response; something that naturally triggers a response
Conditioned stimulus
A stimulus that can eventually trigger a condition response –> conditioned response; triggers a response after being paired with unconditioned stimulus
Reinforced trials
When the conditioned and unconditioned stimulus are brought together; increased connection of learning
Unreinforced trials
When the conditioned stimulus happens without the unconditioned stimulus; decreased connection of learning
Extinction
When a response that is connected to something becomes disconnected
Instrument conditioning
The learning of an association between actions and rewards or punishments
Law of effect
The tendency to preform an action is increased if rewarded, decreased if not
Partial reinforcement effect
Reinforcing a behavior occasionally leads to long-term reinforced behavior
