Pavlov
Skinner
Reinforcement and punishment
Learning in the Clasroom
Learning Basics
100

This psychologist is famous for his experiments involving dogs, food, and bells.

Ivan Pavlov

100

This psychologist developed the theory of operant conditioning.

B.F. Skinner

100

Does reinforcement increase or decrease a behavior?

increase

100

This involves reinforcing small steps toward a desired behavior.

Shaping

100

What is a change in behavior or knowledge caused by experience

Learning

200

This psychologist is famous for his experiments involving dogs, food, and bells.

Classical Conditioning

200

Operant conditioning focuses on how behavior is affected by these.

Consequences

200

Does punishment increase or decrease a behavior?

decrease

200

A behavior decreases when the reinforcement that was maintaining it is removed. What is this called?

extinction

200

These theories focus primarily on observable behaviors and how the environment affects them.

behavioral learning theories

300

In Pavlov's Dog experiment, food naturally caused this response.

salivation

300

A consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior happening again is called this.

reinforcement

300

A teacher gives a student praise after they complete their homework. What type of reinforcement is this?


Positive Reinforcement

300

This principle uses a preferred activity to reinforce a less-preferred activity.

Premack Principle

300

This psychologist is associated with observational learning and modeling.

Albert Bandura

400

After conditioning, the bell became this because it produced a learned response.

Conditioned Stimulus

400

Skinner used this device to study how animals learned behaviors through consequences.

Skinner box

400

A student finishes their homework, and the teacher stops reminding them about it. What type of reinforcement is this?

Negative Reinforcement

400

A student learns that raising their hand results in praise, so they raise their hand more often. What learning principle is being demonstrated?


Reinforcement

400

This type of learning involves people learning by watching other people.

observational learning

500

In classical conditioning, this is the automatic response that naturally occurs because of the unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

500

Unlike classical conditioning, operant conditioning is primarily concerned with how this affects behavior.

Consequences of behavior

500

What is the difference between negative reinforcement and punishment?

Negative reinforcement increases behavior by removing something unpleasant, while punishment decreases behavior.

500

A teacher wants students to continue a learned behavior even when rewards become less frequent. What concept describes the continued performance of a learned behavior?

maintenance

500

Put these four stages of observational learning in order: motivation, attention, reproduction, retention.

Attention → Retention → Reproduction → Motivation

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