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Unit 5: Learning Flashcards

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habituation

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what happens when repeated stimulation produces waning responsiveness; adaptation to one’s environment

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associative learning

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linking two events that occur close together

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stimulus

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any event or situation that evokes a response

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respondent behavior

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associating stimuli that we do not control and responding automatically

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classical conditioning

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a type of learning in which we link two or more stimuli; as a result, to illustrate with Pavlov’s classic experiment, the first stimulus (a tone) comes to elicit behavior (drooling) in anticipation of the second stimulus (food)

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behaviorism

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the psychological study of how organisms respond to stimuli, focused on thoughts and behaviors interacting

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neutral stimulus (NS)

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a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning

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unconditioned stimulus (US)

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a stimulus that unconditionally–naturally and automatically–triggers an unconditioned response

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unconditioned response (UR)

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an unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus

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conditioned stimulus (CS)

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an originally neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response

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conditioned response (CR)

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

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acquisition

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in classical conditioning, the initial stage, when one links a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus begins triggering the conditioned response –> in operant conditioning, the strengthening of a reinforced response

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higher-order conditioning

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

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extinction

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when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow a conditioned stimulus

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spontaneous recovery

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the reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response

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generalization

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

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discrimination

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the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimuli and a similar stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned response

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Little Albert

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an experiment on emotional response conditioning in babies; researchers made a loud, upsetting noise of metal banging every time Albert reached for a white furry rat, conditioning the nine-month-old to fear the animal and other objects with similar features

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operant conditioning

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a type of learning in which a behavior becomes more likely to recur if followed by a reinforcer or less likely to recur if followed by a punisher

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operant behavior

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behavior that operates on the environment, producing consequences; organisms associate their own actions with consequences –> behavior that operates on the environment to produce rewarding or punishing stimuli

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law of effect

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behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely

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operant chamber

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a chamber 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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reinforcement

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any event that strengthens a preceding response; what is reinforced depends on the animal and conditions

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shaping

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

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discriminative stimulus

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a stimulus that elicits a response after association with reinforcement compared to a neutral stimuli

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positive reinforcement

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adding something to the situation to increase/strengthen a behavior → giving a student money for every A they receive on a report card, encouraging them to get more

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negative reinforcement

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removing something to the situation to increase/strengthen a behavior →fastening a seat belt to stop beeping noise

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primary reinforcer

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an innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need →food, water, shelter

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conditioned/secondary reinforcer

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a stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer → money

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reinforcement schedule

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

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continuous reinforcement schedule

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reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs → a teacher rewarding students with stickers every time they participate in class

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partial 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 continuous reinforcement →a teacher sometimes rewarding students with stickers when they participate in class

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fixed-ratio schedule

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fixed number → 10 coffees & the 11th one is free!

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variable-ratio schedule

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reinforcement after an unknown number of behaviors →slot machines at casinos pay off after ? plays

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fixed-interval schedule

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fixed time/day → every Tuesday is Discount Day!

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variable-interval schedule

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reinforcement after a random amount of time

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punishment

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an event that tends to decrease the behavior that it follows

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preparedness

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

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instinctive drift

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

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cognitive map

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a mental representation of the layout of one’s environment –> after exploring a maze, rats act as if they have learned a cognitive map of it

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latent learning

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

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insight

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a sudden realization of a problem’s solution; contrasts with strategy-based solutions

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intrinsic motivation

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a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake

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extrinsic motivation

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

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problem-focus coping

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alleviating an issue by changing the stressor directly

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personal control

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our sense of controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless

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learned helplessness

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

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external locus of control

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the perception that chance our outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate

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internal locus of control

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the perception that we control our own fate

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self-control

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the ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for longer-term results

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observational learning

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learning without direct experience, instead by watching and imitating others

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modeling

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our apprehension of our native languages and other specific behaviors by observing and imitating others

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mirror neurons

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frontal lobe neurons that some scientists believe fire when we perform certain actions or observe another’s actions

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prosocial behavior

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positive, constructive, helpful behavior – opposite of antisocial behavior

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antisocial behavior

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negative, destructive harmful behavior – opposite of prosocial behavior

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