CC & OC Vocab

Question 1

Learning

Answer 1

Relatively permanent change in behavior from experience

Question 2

Classical Conditioning

Answer 2

Type of learning, pair to stimuli

Question 3

Stimulus

Answer 3

The person, place, or thing we respond to

Question 4

Response

Answer 4

How we act or behave

Question 5

Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

Answer 5

Automatic person place or thing

Question 6

Unconditioned Response (UCR)

Answer 6

Automatic action or behavior

Question 7

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

Answer 7

Trained person place or thing

Question 8

Conditioned Response (CR)

Answer 8

Trained action or behavior

Question 9

Acquisition

Answer 9

Process of pairing two stimuli, Repetition or Intensity

Question 10

Extinction (CC)

Answer 10

Response diminishes with no pairing

Question 11

Spontaneous Recovery

Answer 11

After extinction, response comes back

Question 12

Generalization

Answer 12

Same response, to similar stimuli

Question 13

Discrimination (CC)

Answer 13

different response, to differing stimuli

Question 14

Operant Conditioning

Answer 14

Type of learning, give rewards or consequences

Question 15

Law of Effect-Edward Thorndike

Answer 15

Reward = more behavior Consequence = less behavior

Question 16

B.F. Skinner

Answer 16

Trained pigeons tricks for food

Question 17

Reinforcement

Answer 17

Increase behavior

Question 18

Positive Reinforcement

Answer 18

Add something they like to increase behavior

Question 19

Negative Reinforcement

Answer 19

Subtract something they don’t like to increase behavior

Question 20

Primary Reinforcement (What we use)

Answer 20

An automatic reward

Question 21

Secondary Reinforcement (What we use)

Answer 21

Learned reward

Question 22

Punishment

Answer 22

Decreases behavior

Question 23

(Positive Punishment) The behavior leads to an undesirable event

Answer 23

Add something they don’t like to decrease behavior

Question 24

(Negative Punishment) The behavior ends a desirable state or event

Answer 24

Subtract something they like to decrease behavior

Question 25

Shaping

Answer 25

The process of rewarding steps along the way

Question 26

Discrimination (OC)

Answer 26

only do specific behavior for reward

Question 27

Extinction (OC)

Answer 27

Behavior dies without reward/consequence

Question 28

Schedules of Reinforcement

Answer 28

When we reward/punish

Question 29

Continuous Reinforcement

Answer 29

Reward/punish all the time

Question 30

Partial Reinforcement

Answer 30

Reward/punish only sometimes

Question 31

Fixed Ratio

Answer 31

Set number (Quickest response)

Question 32

Variable Ratio

Answer 32

Random number (Longest lasting)

Question 33

Fixed Interval

Answer 33

Set time (Cramming/procrastination)

Question 34

Variable Interval

Answer 34

Random time (Autopilot/consistency)