Test 2 Flashcards
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Classical conditioning
make an association between a neutral stimulus and an existing stimulus
NS
neural stimulus- has no effect on the organism
US
unconditional stimulus- natural unlearned stimulus
UR
unconditional response- natural unlearned response
CS
conditional stimulus- learned stimulus
CR
conditional response- learned response
Acquisition
when conditioned behavior first develops
extinction
stimulus is never reinforced, the response will go away
spontaneous recovery
response reappears after extinction
generalization
response that can be generated to other like stimuli
discrimination
only respond to the specific stimulus used for training
operant conditioning
can be defined as a behavior that is learned/avoided as a result of its consequence
thorndike
law of effect, puzzle box
BF Skinner
father of operant conditioning
shaping
successfully closer versions of desired response are reinforced
chaining
each part of a sequence is reinforced, the different parts are put together into a whole
reinforcement
anything that increases the likelihood that the behavior will reoccur
positive
gives you something you want
negative
takes away something you don’t want
primary
unlearned and usually necessary for survival
secondary
anything that comes to represent a primary
immediate
you are rewarded directly after
delayed
are not rewarded directly after
continuous
rewarding every successful behavior