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Unit 4 - Operant Conditioning Flashcards

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E.L. Thorndike Law of effect / Puzzle Box

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Probability of an action being repeated is strengthened when followed by a pleasant or satisfying consequence.

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Operant Conditioning

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Behavior is strengthened if followed by reinforcement or diminished if followed by punishment.

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Operant Chamber (B.F. Skinner)

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Bar or key that an animal manipulates to obtain a reinforcer.

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Shaping

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Procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior towards the desired target behavior through small steps.

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Discriminative Stimulus

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Stimulus that elicits a response after association with reinforcement.

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Reinforcement

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Causes behavior to be repeated/strengthened.

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Positive Reinforcement

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Add a desirable stimulus.

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Negative Reinforcement

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Remove an aversive (negative) stimulus to provide relief.

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Punishment

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WEAKENS or decreases the behavior it follows.

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Positive punishment

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Add an aversive (negative) stimulus.

Ex. yelling, spanking

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Negative punishment

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Removing a rewarding stimulus.

Ex. grounding, taking away privileges

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Primary Reinforcer

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A naturally reinforcing stimulus

Ex. food or drink.

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Secondary Reinforcer

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Learned reinforcer that gets its reinforcing power through association with the primary reinforcer.

Ex. money, toys

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Immediate Reinforcer

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Reinforcer that occurs instantly after a behavior

Ex. food pellet.

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Delayed Reinforcer

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Delayed time for a certain behavior

Ex. Paycheck.

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Respondent Behavior

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Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus.

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Continuous Reinforcement

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Reinforces the desired response each time it occurs.

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Partial (Intermittent) Reinforcement

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Reinforces a response only part of the time and shows greater resistance to extinction.

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Biofeedback

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A system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back things like blood pressure or muscle tension.

Allows users to learn techniques for controlling a particular physical response.

Works best with TENSION HEADACHES

Unit 4 - AP Psych (6 decks)

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