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Chapter 1- Introduction
The tendency for characteristics ...,
Describe richard dawkins pebbly b...,
Describe the evolution of charact...
37  cards
Chapter 2- The Study Of Learning And Behaviour
What common elements exist betwee...,
Give an original example of a cir...,
What is constructivism
38  cards
Unit 1 Quiz
When a behaviour is defined by th...,
Any variable in an experimenter m...,
Any event that is capable of affe...
25  cards
Chapter 3- Pavlovian Conditioning
Consists of an unconditional stim...,
A reflex acquired through pavlovi...,
The stimulus that elicits an unco...
48  cards
Chapter 4- Pavlovian Applications
Describe how ohman and his collea...,
The use of pavlovian conditioning...,
A procedure in which a phobic per...
23  cards
Unit 2 Quiz
Ivan pavlov is best known for his...,
Research shows that when women re...,
A follow up of exhibitionists tre...
31  cards
Chapter 5- Operant Reinforcement
The statement that behaviour is a...,
What did thorndike speculate abou...,
How does reinforcement of a respo...
62  cards
Unit 3 Quiz
John nevin has suggested that rei...,
Shaping is the reinforcement of s...,
The number of operant procedures ...
22  cards
Chapter 6- Operant Punishment
What percentage of americans appr...,
The procedure of providing conseq...,
What are the three characteristic...
36  cards
Chapter 7- Operant Applications
Describe the uses of operant proc...,
Explain how wilkes used operant p...,
In behavioural terms what does se...
48  cards
Chapter 8- Vicarious Learning
Any procedure in which an organis...,
What is vicarious pavlovian condi...,
Describe menika and cooks work in...
31  cards
Unit 4 Quiz
Herrnstein says that behaviour is...,
A key problem in using extinction...,
Generally speaking the more inten...
26  cards
Chapter 9- Generalization, Discrimination, And Stimulus Control
What is discrimination why is dis...,
The tendency for a learned behavi...,
Provide and recognize examples of...
70  cards
Unit 5 Quiz
Jill trains her dog bowser to com...,
When a behaviour reliably occurs ...,
Bill conducts an experiment in wh...
23  cards
Chapter 10- Scheduled Of reinforcement
A rule describing the delivery of...,
The distinctive rate and pattern ...,
A reinforcement schedule in which...
52  cards
Unit 6 Quiz
John spent his summer picking can...,
People sometimes behave different...,
______ is an excellent schedule f...
26  cards

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