Learning & Conditioning

Question 1

Learning

Answer 1

Permanent change in behavior due to experience.

Question 2

Behaviorism

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study of observable behavior and role of environment

Question 3

Conditioning

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environmental stimuli

Question 4

Classical Conditioning

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elicit a response through association with stimuli

Question 5

Unconditioned stimulus

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elicits a response in the absence of learning

Question 6

Unconditioned response

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Reflexive response elicited by a stimulus in the absence of learning

Question 7

Neutral Stimulus

Answer 7

unconditioned stimulus

Question 8

conditioned stimulus

Answer 8

elicit a conditioned response after being associated with unconditioned stimulus

Question 9

conditioned response

Answer 9

response that is elicited by the conditioned stimulus

Question 10

extintion

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weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response

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High order conoditioning

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neutral stimulus can become a conditioned stimulus by being pulled with an existing conditioned stimulus

Question 12

Stimulus generalization

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respond to a stimulus that resembles one in original onditioning

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stimulus discrimination

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respond differently to two or more similar stimuli

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operant conditioning

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response becomes more/less likely depending on situations

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radical behaviorism

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focus on the external causes of an action and consequences

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reinforcement

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strengthens response

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punishment

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weakens a response

Question 18

primary reinforcers

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satisfy a psychological need

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secondary reinforcers

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acquires reinforcing properties through association with reinforcements

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positive reinforcement

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followed by presentation of

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negative reinforcement

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followed by removal of unpleasant stimulus

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primary punishers

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inherently punishing

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secondary punishers

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acquired punishing properties through association with other punishment

Question 24

positive punishment

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unpleasant consequence follows a response

Question 25

extinction

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response is not longer followed by reinforcer

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stimulus generalization

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triggered by one reinforcer

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stimulus discrimination

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response to one reinforcer and does not occur as a result of other

Question 28

continous reinforcement

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schedule

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intermittent reinforcement

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partial: some response are reinforced

Question 30

shaping

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teach complex behavior

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applied behavior analysis

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operant conditioning techniques

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extrinsic reinforers

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reinforcers not related to behavior being reinforced

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intrinsic reinforcers

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reinforvers related to behavior being inforced

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latent learning

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learning ocurs later

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social cognitive theories

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how behavior is learned & maintained

Question 36

observational learning

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learning new responses by observing behavior

Question 37

Stimulus generalization

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Tendency to respond to a stimulus that resembles one involved in original conditioning

Question 38

Stimulus discrimination

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Tendency to respond different to 2 or more similar stimuli