Unit 4 Extra Terms

Question 1

robert rescorla

Answer 1

in order for a strong association to be made in classical conditioning the conditioned stimulus must clearly predict the unconditioned stimulus.

Question 2

thorndike’s law of effect

Answer 2

behavior followed by favorable consequences (reinforced) is likely to continue and behavior followed by non favorable consequences (punished) are less likely to continue

Question 3

discriminative stimulus

Answer 3

the stimulus that is responded to in order to get a reinforcement