Behavioral Learning Flashcards
Who are the Early behaviorist?
John B Watson
B F Skinner
Edward Thorndike
Ivan Pavlov
What are some key behaviorist argument?
- behavior that is followed by reinforcing consequence will continue or strengthen
- Behavior followed by punishing consequence will weaken or decrease
- Behavior that is not reinforced will simply disappear
Behaviorist idea of learning is usually called?
Learning by association
The behaviorist view of learning is represented by what theories?
- Classical conditioning
2. Operant/instrumental conditioning
Who discovered classical conditioning?
Russian physiologist , Ivan P. Pavlov
Where did Pavlov’s experiment take place?
Leningrad Russia in his lab
During Ivan Pavlov’s experiment, in what sequence did he pair the UCS and the NS?
He introduced the UCS immediately after he had introduced the NS
What is classical conditioning?
It is the formation of association between/among stimuli which originally /may have nothing in common
What is a stimulus?
Any event or object in the environment that an organism responds to
What is an unconditioned stimulus?
A stimulus that invokes a natural response
What is a neutral stimulus?
A stimulus that doesn’t elicit any response
What is a conditioned stimulus?
A previously neutral stimulus that now elicits a response after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus
What is an unconditioned response?
An unlearned , inborn reaction to an unconditioned stimulus
What is a conditioned response?
It is a learned response to the CS that occurs after UCS-CS pair
Who performed the little Albert experiment?
- John B.Watson
- Rosalie Rayner
in 1920