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Unit 6 (learning) Flashcards

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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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internal locus of control

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the perception that you control your own fate

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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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classical conditioning

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a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more different stimuli and anticipate the same event

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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

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law of effect

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Thorndike’s principle that 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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in operant conditioning research, a chamber (also known as a Skinner box) 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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in operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows

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discriminative stimulus

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a cue or signal that reinforces a behavior (ex- green light, “sit”)

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positive reinforcement

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addition of stimulus

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negative reinforcement

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removal of stimulus

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primary reinforcer

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an innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need

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conditioned reinforcer (secondary 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 (ex-money)

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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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positive punishment

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administer an aversive stimulus (ie. parking ticket)

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negative punishment

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withdraw a rewarding stimulus (ie. revoke library cards, take away teen’s driving priveleges)

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biofeedback

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a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension

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operant behavior

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behavior that is shaped due to consequences

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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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learning

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the process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors

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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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stimulus

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any event or situation that evokes a response

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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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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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neutral stimulus (NS)

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

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unconditioned response (UR)

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in classical conditioning, an unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus (US)

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unconditioned stimulus (US)

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in classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and automatically—triggers a response (UR).

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conditioned response (CR)

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

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conditioned stimulus (CS)

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

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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 second neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned stimulus. For example, an animal that has learned that a tone predicts food might then learn that a light predicts the tone and begin responding to the light alone.

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extinction

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the diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when an unconditioned stimulus (US) does not follow a conditioned stimulus (CS); occurs in operant conditioning 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 similar 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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operant conditioning

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behavior is strengthened or weakened by consequences that follow it.

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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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reinforcement schedule

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

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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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respondent behavior

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behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus (ex- flinching)

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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 (ex-studying)

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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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Coping

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alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods

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Modeling

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the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior

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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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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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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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observational learning

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learning by observing others; also called social learning

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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 action may enable imitation, language learning, and empathy.

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prosocial behavior

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

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cofounding variable

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a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment (ex- amount of sleep)

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Classical conditioning versus Operant conditioning

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classical conditioning= learning through association (pavlov’s dog experiment)

operant conditioning= learning through consequences

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