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learning

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

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habituation

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

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associative learning

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learning that certain events occur together. The events may be two stimuli (as in classical conditioning) or a response and its consequences (as in operant conditioning)

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classical conditioning

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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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behaviorism

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the view that psychology: (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2)

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unconditioned response (UR)

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in classical conditioning, the unlearned, naturally occurring response to the unconditioned stimulus (US), such as salivation when food is in the mouth

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unconditioned stimulus (US)

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in classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally - naturally and automatically - triggers a response

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conditioned response (CR)

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in classical conditioning, the learned response to a previously neutral (but now conditioned) stimulus (CS)

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conditioned stimulus (CS)

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in classical conditioned, an originally neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus (US), comes to trigger a conditioned response

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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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extinction

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the diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when a unconditioned stimulus (US) does not follow a conditioned stimulus (CS); occurs in operant condition when a response is no longer reinforced

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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 responses

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discrimination

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in classical conditioning, the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus

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learned helplessness

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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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respondent behavior

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behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus

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operant conditioning

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

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operant behavior

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behavior that operates on the environment, producing consequences

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law of effect

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

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operant chamber

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in operant conditioning research, a chamber (also known as a Skinner box) containing a bar or key that an animal can manipulate to obtain food or water reinforce; attached devices record the animal’s rate of bar pressing or key pecking

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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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reinforce

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

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positive reinforcement

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increasing behaviors by adding a desirable stimuli, such as food.

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negative reinforcement

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increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing aversive stimuli, such as shock.

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primary reinforcer

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an innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need (food, water, removal of pain)

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conditioned 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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continuous reinforcement

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reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs

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partial (intermittent) reinforcement

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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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fixed-ratio schedule

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in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses

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variable-ratio schedule

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in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses

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fixed-interval schedule

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in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed

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variable-interval schedule

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in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals

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punishment

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an event that decreases the behavior that it follows

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cognitive map

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a mental representation of the layout of one’s environment. (For example, 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 and often novel realization of the solution to a problem

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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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observational learning

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learning by observing others (also social learning or vicarious conditioning)

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modeling

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the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior

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mirror neurons

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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 actions may enable imitation and empath

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prosocial behavior

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positive, constructive, helpful behavior. The opposite of antisocial behavior

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little Albert

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subject in John Watson’s experiment, proved classical conditioning principles, especially the generalization of fear (trained to fear a rat).

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Albert Bandura

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researcher famous for work in observational or social learning including the famous Bobo doll experiment

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Ivan Pavlov

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Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)

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Rosalie Rayner

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graduate student of Watson and co-researcher for the famous Little Albert demonstration of classically conditioned emotion

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Martin Seligman

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researcher known for work on learned helplessness and learned optimism as well as positive psychology

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B.F. Skinner

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pioneer of operant conditioning who believed that everything we do is determined by our past history of rewards and punishments. He is famous for use of his operant conditioning aparatus which he used to study schedules of reinforcement on pigeons and rats.

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Edward Thorndike

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Pioneer in operant conditioning who discovered concepts in intstrumental learning such as the law of effect. Known for his work with cats in puzzle boxes.

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John Watson

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behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which baby was taught to fear a white rat

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biofeedback

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Biofeedback is a technique that trains people to improve their health by controlling certain bodily processes that normally happen involuntarily, such as heart rate, blood pressure, muscle tension, and skin temperature.

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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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behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus

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cognitive learning

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

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neutral stimulus (NS)

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

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discriminative stimulus

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in operant conditioning, a stimulus that elicits a response after association with reinforcement (in contrast to related stimuli not associated with reinforcement)

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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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partial (intermittent) reinforcement

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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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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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problem-focused coping

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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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emotion-focused 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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personal control

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our sense of controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless

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external locus of control

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the perception that chance or outside forces beyond your personal control determine your 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 greater long-term rewards

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