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Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Learning

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change in an organism’s behaviour or thought as a result of experience

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Habituation

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-process of responding less strongly over time to repeated stimuli
-a highly adaptive process
-reduces focus on “safe” things

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Sensitization

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-responding more strongly over time, from repeated stimulus presentation
-occurs during dangerous and irritating stimuli
-ie. people whispering while you’re trying to study

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Classical (Pavlovian) Conditioning

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form of learning in which animals come to respond to a previously neutral stimulus that had been paired with another stimulus that elicits an automatic response

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What did Pavlov find?

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-studied digestion in dogs
-dogs salivated not only in the presence of food, but also those who fed them and their footsteps
-the dogs anticipated the arrival of food

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Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

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-stimulus that elicits an automatic response without prior conditioning
-reflexive
-ie. meat powder

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Unconditioned Response (UCR)

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-automatic response to a non-neutral stimulus that does not need to be learned
-response to UCS
-ie. salivation (nature)

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Neutral Stimulus (NS)

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-a stimulus that does not naturally or normally elicit a response
-ie. metronome

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Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

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-a previously neutral stimulus that now elicits a response due to pairings with the UCS
-ie. what the metronome becomes

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Conditioned Response (CR)

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-response elicited by the CS
-previously associated with a non-neutral stimulus, elicited by a neutral stimulus through conditioning
-ie. the salivating response to the metronome

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Classical Conditioning Procedure Example

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  1. NS and UCS to get a UCR (x1)
  2. NS = no response
  3. NS then UCS get a UCR (x40)
  4. CS gets a CR
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Acquisition

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-learning phase during which a conditioned response is established
-CS grows in strength when repeated (= learning!)

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The closer in time the CS and UCS are paired, the ______ learning occurs.

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faster

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Asymptote

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-when the CR occurs with every presentation of the CS
-CR is in similar magnitude to the UCR
-no further learning occurs

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Extinction

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-gradual reduction and eventual elimination of the CR after the CS is presented repeatedly without the UCS present

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Extinction Example

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-the metronome is played without meat powder
-dogs stopped salivating to the sound of the NS

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Extinction is an _______ process

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active

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Spontaneous Recovery

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-sudden reemergence of an extinct conditioned response after a delay after extinction
-usually a weaker response

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Renewal Effect

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-sudden reemergence of a conditioned response
-following the extinction, when the subject is returned to the environment where the CR occurred

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What does the renewal effect help explain?

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-phobias

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Stimulus Generalization

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-process by which conditioned stimuli that are similar, but not identical, elicit a conditioned response
-magnitude depends on similarity

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Stimulus Discrimination

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-process by which a less pronounced conditioned response is displayed in response to a CS that differs from the original CS
-without it we would respond similarly to everything (ie. explosion on the TV)

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Higher-Order Conditioning

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-developing a conditioned response to a conditioned stimulus by virtue of its association with another conditioned stimulus
-UCS not needed
-just pair a NS with a CS
-weaker response

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Second-Order Conditioning

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-new CS is paired with the original CS
-weaker response

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Applying Classical Conditioning: Advertising

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-getting people to associate their product with an emotion
-ie. pairing product (NS) with attractive people (UCS)

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Latent Inhibition

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-difficulty in establishing classical conditioning to a conditioned experience we repeatedly experience alone (without the UCS)

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Applying Classical Conditioning: Fetishism

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-sexual attraction to non-living things
-ie. pairing shoes (NS) with sex cues, like naked people (UCS) leading to sexual excitement (UCR)

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Applying Classical Conditioning: Drug Tolerance

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-people who used drugs in a particular setting developed an enhanced tolerance to the drug, in that setting

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Conditioned Compensatory Response

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-helps counteract the effects of the drugs
-a CR that is the opposite of the UCR and compensates for the UCR
-ie. drinking at a bar vs at home

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Conditioned Phobias: Little Albert

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-11mo baby was afraid of noise but liked white rats
-shown rat and exposed to loud noise, evoked fear response
-any white fur stimulus produced a fear reaction

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Operant Conditioning

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-learning controlled by the consequences of the organisms behaviour
-aka instrumental conditioning

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Operants

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-the behaviours produced by the animal to receive a reward
-because the animal “operates” on its environment to get what it wants

33
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The operant behaviour is…

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-voluntary rather than automatic
-a function of the consequences that follow the behaviour
-depends on skeletal muscles

34
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Law of Effect

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-principle asserting that if a stimulus followed by a behaviour results in a reward, the stimulus is more likely to give rise to the behaviour in the future

35
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Who discovered the law of effect?

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Edward Thorndike

36
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Puzzle Box: Thorndike experiment

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-hungry cats placed in the box
-food placed outside
-faster they got out, the faster they got food
-gradual not sudden process

37
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Puzzle box showed learning was _____ not through insight.

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incremental

38
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Insight

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-grasping the underlying nature of a problem

39
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Reinforcement

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-any outcome that strengthens the probability of a response

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Positive Reinforcement

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-behaviour is followed by the presentation of a stimulus (a reinforcer) and the behaviour is strengthened

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Negative Reinforcement

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-behaviour is followed by the removal of a stimulus (usually something unpleasant) and the behaviour is strengthened

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Skinner Box (operant chamber)

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-small animal chamber constructed by Skinner to allow sustained periods of conditioning to be administered and behaviours be recorded unsupervised

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Punishment

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-outcome or consequence of a behaviour that weakens the probability of the behaviour

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Positive Punishment

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-behaviour is followed by the presentation of a stimulus (a punisher) and the behaviour is weakened

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Negative Punishment

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-behaviour is followed by the removal of a stimulus (usually a reinforced/appetitive stimulus) and the behaviour is weakened

46
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“giving a gold star on homework resulting in student studying more” is an example of…

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positive reinforcement

47
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“static on a phone subsides when you stand in a specific spot in your room, causing you stand there more” is an example of…

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negative reinforcement

48
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“Scolding by a pet owner, reducing a dogs habit of chewing on shoes” is an example of…

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Positive Punishment

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“Confiscating a favourite toy, stopping a child from throwing future tantrums” is an example of…

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negative punishment

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Positive reinforcement involves _________ a stimulus and results in _______ target behaviour.

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presenting, increased

51
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Negative reinforcement involves _________ a stimulus and results in _______ target behaviour.

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removing, increased

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Positive punishment involves _________ a stimulus and results in _______ target behaviour.

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presenting, decreased

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Negative punishment involves _________ a stimulus and results in _______ target behaviour.

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removing, decreased

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Disadvantage of Punishment

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-not as effective for altering behaviour in many cases
-tells not what to do instead of what to do
-creates anxiety, interferes with learning
-encourages subversive behaviour
-models behaviour towards others

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Discriminative Stimulus (Sᵈ)

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-stimulus associated with the presence of reinforcement
-ie. responding to our friends wave with going over to talk to them

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Acquisition

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-learning phase during which a conditioned or operant response is established

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Extinction (operant conditioning)

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-gradual reduction and eventual elimination of an operant response when reinforcement for that response is no longer presented

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Spontaneous Recovery (operant conditioning)

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-sudden re-emergence of an extinguished operant response after a delay following extinction

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Stimulus Generalization (operant conditioning)

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-the increased probability of responding in the presence of a stimuli similar to the original Sᵈ

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Stimulus Discrimination (operant conditioning)

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-displaying a less pronounced to stimuli that differ from the original Sᵈ

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Schedule of Reinforcement

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-the response requirement that must be met to obtain reinforcement
-pattern of reinforcing a behaviour

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Continuous Reinforcement Schedules (CRF)

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-reinforcing a behaviour every time it occurs
-fast learning, but labor intensive
-extinction can occur quicker

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Partial (intermittent) Reinforcement Schedule (PRF)

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-only some responses are reinforced
-slower learning
-less labour intensive
-more resistant to extinction

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Fixed Ratio (FR) Schedule

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-reinforcer delivered after a fixed number of responses
-pause after reinforcer delivered
-moderate rate of responding

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Variable Ratio (VR) Schedule

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-pattern in which we provide reinforcement after a specific number of responses on average
-no pause
-number varies randomly
-high rate of responding

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Fixed Interval (FI) Schedule

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-first response after a specific period of time will lead to the delivery of a reinforcer
-response before interval has elapsed leads to nothing
-scalloped shaped response curve

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Variable Interval (VI) Schedule

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-pattern in which we provide reinforcement for a response at least once during an average time interval
-interval varies randomly
-response before interval elapsed leads to nothing
-no pauses

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Ratio Schedules

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require a certain number of responses to be performed before a reinforcer is delivered

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Interval Schedules

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reinforce the first behaviour after period of time has elapsed

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Animal Training

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-an application of operant conditioning
-training pets or in zoos
-uses a shaping technique

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Shaping by Successive Approximation

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-conditioning a target behaviour by progressively reinforcing behaviours that come closer and closer to the target

72
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Overcoming Procrastination

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-an application of operant conditioning
-putting off work until the last minute
-employs premack principle

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Premack Principle

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-can reinforce a lower-probability behaviour (studying)
-uses the opportunity to engage in a higher-probability behaviour (video games)

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Secondary Reinforcer

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-neutral object that becomes associated with a primary reinforcer

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Primary Reinforcer

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-item or outcome that naturally increases the target behaviour

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Applied Behaviour Analysis

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-aba
-uses shaping to help individuals with autism improve language skills

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Two-Process Theory

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-combines classical and operant conditioning
-fears are acquired through an interactive process

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