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UNIT 4 (CH 6) Flashcards

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a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events

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classical conditioning

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the view that psycholgoy (1)should be an objective science that (2)studies behavior without references to mental processes

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behaviorism

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in CC, the unlearned, naturally occuring response to the US

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unconditioned response

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inCC, a stimulus that unconditionally - naturally and automatically - triggers a response

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unconditioned stimulus

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inCC, the learned response to a previously neutral (but now conditioned) stimulus

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conditioned response

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inCC, an originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an US, comes to trigger a CR

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conditioned stimulus

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the intial stage in CC when one links a stimulus and an US so that the NS begins triggering the CR. In OC, the strengthening of a reinforced response

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acquisition

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a procedure in which the CS in one conditioning experience is paired with a new neural stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) CS

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higher-order conditioning

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the diminishing of a CR; occurs in CC when an US does not follow a CS; occurs in OC when a response is no longer reinforced

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extinction

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the reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished CR

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spontaneous recovery

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behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus

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respondent behavior

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

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operant conditioning

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behavior that operates on the environment, producing consequences

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operant behavior

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Thorndike’s principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely

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law of effect

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in OC research, a chamber (Skinner Box) containing a bar or key that an animal can manipulate to obtain a food or water reinforcer; attached devices record the animal’s rate of bar pressing or key pecking

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operant chamber

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an OC procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior

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shaping

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in OC, a stimulus that elicits a response after association with reinforcement

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discriminative stimulus

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in OC, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows

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reinforcer

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increasing behaviors by presenting positive stimuli, such as food. It is any stimulus, when presented after a response, strengthens the response

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positive reinforcement

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increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing negative stimuli, such as a shock. When removed after a response, strengthens the response

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negative reinforcement

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an innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need

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primary reinforcer

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a stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer; also known as a secondary reinforcer

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conditioned reinforcer

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reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs

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continuous reinforcement schedule

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reinforcing a response only part of the time; results in slower acquisition of a response, but much greater resistance to extinction than does continuous reinforcement

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partial (intermittent) reinforcement schedule

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in OC, reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses

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fixed-ratio schedule

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an event that decreases the behavior that it follows

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punishment

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positive, constructive, helpful behavior - the opposite of antisocial behavior

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prosocial behavior

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a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience

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learning

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an organism’s decreasing response to a stimulus with repeated exposure to it

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habituation

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learning that certain events occur together

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associative learning

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the tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimulus to the CS to elicit similar responses

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generalization

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in CC, the learned ability to distinguish between a CS and stimuli that do not signal an US

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discrimination

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the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events

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learned helplessness

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in OC, reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses

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variable-ratio schedule

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in OC, reinforces a response at specific time intervals

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fixed-interval schedule

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in OC, reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals

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variable-interval schedule

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a mental representation of the layout of one’s environment

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cognitive maps

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learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it

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latent learning

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a sudden and often novel realization of the solution to a problem

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insight

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a desire to preform a behavior effectively for its own sake

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intrinsic motivation

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a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment

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extrinsic motivation

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learning by observing others - social learning

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observational learning

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the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior

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modeling

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frontal lobe neurons that fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so. The brain’s mirroring of another’s action may enable imitation and empathy

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mirror neurons

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any event or situation that evokes a response

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Stimulus

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the acquisition of mental information, whether by observing events, by watching others, or through language

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cognitive learning

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in classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning

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neutral stimulus

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in operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows

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reinforcement

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a pattern that defines how often a desired response will be reinforced

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reinforcement schedule

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a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension

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biofeedback

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a biological predisposition to learn associations, such as between taste and nausea, that have survival value

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preparedness

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the tendency of learned behavior to gradually revert to biologically predisposed patterns

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instinctive drift

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attempting to alleviate stress directly - by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor

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problem-forced coping

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attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one’s stress reaction

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emotion-forced coping

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our sense of controlling our environments rather than feeling helpless

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personal control

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the perception that chance or outside forces beyond your personal control determine your fate.

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external locus of control

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the perception that you control your own fate

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internal locus of control

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the ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for greater long-term rewards

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self-control

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