Chapter 7

Question 0

Classical conditioning

Answer 0

Learning to link two stimuli in a way that helps us anticipate an event to which we have a reaction

Question 1

Learning

Answer 1

The process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information it behaviors

Question 2

Operant conditioning

Answer 2

Changing behavior in response to consequences

Question 3

Operant conditioning historical figures

Answer 3

BF skinner and Edward Thorndike

Question 4

Classical conditioning historical figures

Answer 4

Thomas Watson and Ivan Pavlov

Question 5

Neutral Stimulus (NS)

Answer 5

A stimulus that does not trigger a response

The bell

Question 6

Unconditioned stimulus (US)

Answer 6

A stimulus which triggers a response naturally

Yummy dog food

Question 7

Unconditioned response

Answer 7

The natural response of a stimulus before conditioning.

Dog salivates

Question 8

Conditioned stimulus.

Answer 8

The former NS which conditions a conditioned response

The bell

Question 9

Conditioned response.

Answer 9

The former unconditioned response which has become a conditioned response to the conditioned stimulus.

(Dog salivates)

Question 10

Higher order conditioning

Answer 10

Turning a NS into a CS by associating it with another CS

Question 11

Acquisition

Answer 11

The initial stages of learning/conditioning

Question 12

Discrimination

Answer 12

The learned ability to only respond tons specific stimuli, preventing generalization

(Less stuff makes you drool)

Question 13

Extinction

Answer 13

The diminishing of a conditioned response

Question 14

Generalization

Answer 14

The tendency to have conditioned responses triggered by related stimuli

(More stuff makes you drool)

Question 15

Spontaneous recovery

Answer 15

A return of the conditioned response despite a lack of further conditioning

Question 16

Little Albert

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Watson’s classical conditioning experiment.

Conditioning Albert to have a fear of rats when associated with a loud noise.

Question 17

Two types of reinforcement or punishment

Answer 17

Positive- adding something unpleasant/aversive

Negative- take something pleasant/desired

Question 18

The subject acquiring desired behavior quickly

Answer 18

Continuous reinforcement.

Question 19

Delayed reinforcer

Answer 19

Reinforcement that is rewarded at a later time.

Question 20

Fixed ratio schedule

Answer 20

Reward every 5 times

Question 21

Variable ratio schedule

Answer 21

Reward after randomly chosen instance of the target behavior

Question 22

Fixed interval schedule

Answer 22

Reward every hour

Question 23

Variable interval schedule

Answer 23

Reward after a random amount of time