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This is the diminishing of a conditioned response when the US no longer follows the CS.
What is extinction?
Giving candy to a child for cleaning their room is called this type of reinforcement.
What is positive reinforcement?
This is reinforcing small steps toward a desired behavior.
What is shaping?
Taking away a teen’s phone for breaking curfew is called.
What is a negative punishment?
Fastening your seatbelt to stop the car’s beeping is called this type of reinforcement.
What is negative reinforcement?
This is learning by associating two stimuli to anticipate events
What is classical conditioning?
This type of reinforcement schedule is used in slot machines to keep people playing.
What is a variable ratio schedule?
This is learning by watching and imitating others.
What is observational learning?
This type of reinforcement is gradual steps closer to the target behavior that are reinforced.
What are successive approximations?
This learning that occurs without reinforcement but shows later when there’s incentive.
What is latent learning?
This is a mental representation of the layout of an environment.
What is a cognitive map?
This is the conditioned response (CR) in Pavlov’s research.
What is salivation when hearing a tone?
This reinforcement schedule is most resistant to extinction.
What is variable ratio schedule?
Getting a speeding ticket to reduce reckless driving is an example of:
What is positive punishment?
This is the unconditioned response (UR) in Pavlov’s research.
What is salivation to food?
Reappearance of an extinguished response after a pause is called:
What is spontaneous recovery?
Which study showed children imitating aggressive models, showing observational learning.
What is Bandura’s Bobo doll study show?
This is the initial stage of learning when a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus.
What is acquisition?
This tendency for conditioned behaviors to revert to natural instincts is called.
What is instinctive drift?
This learning is when behavior is strengthened if reinforced or diminished if punished.
What is operant conditioning?