unit 5 Flashcards
Classical Conditioning
to associate an involuntary response and a stimulus.
Who was Pavlov?
laid out basic principles of classical conditioning, dog metronome test.
Who was Watson?
Sought to prove that our behaviors were based on responses to our environment, Little Albert test- make him afraid of rabbits.
Stimulus Generalization
reacting to stimuli that resemble the conditioned stimuli.
Acquisition
process of developing a new, learned response.
Extinction
after repeated lack of association between conditioned stimulus & conditioned response, conditioned response goes away.
Operant Conditioning
associate a voluntary behavior and a consequence.
Shaping
to train behavior with a reinforcement or a punishment.
Primary Reinforcement
basic needs like food, water, warmth.
Secondary Reinforcement
learned to be awarding by pairing with primary reinforcer (Money buys food).
Who was Skinner?
used shaping to train behavior, ¨skinner’s box¨- boxes where he kept lab rats and pigeons.
What are the 5 types of reinforcement?
Continuous, Fixed Ratio, Variable Ratio, Fixed Interval & Variable Interval
Continuous
every time a behavior occurs, it is reinforced.
Fixed Ratio
always the same # of times.
Variable Ratio
of times changes.
