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What is learning?

A relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of events occurring in the environment.

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What is an unconditioned response?

An innate response elicited by a "US".

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What is negative reinforcement?

A process in which the probability of behavior is increased because it results in the removal of a stimulus event.

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What is negative punishment?

A process in which the probability of behavior decreases because it results in the removal of a stimulus.

Ex. Time out from positive reinforcement is a form of this kind of punishment.

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What is discrimination?

Different responses in the presence of different stimuli.

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What is operant behavior?

A type of behavior strengthened or weakened by consequences.

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What is habituation?

Smoke detector -> startle

Smoke detector -> no startle

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extinction

Bell & food -> salivation

Bell & no food -> no salivation

The reduction of UR over repeated presentations of the eliciting stimulus that previously elicited the response.

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What is a variable reinforcement schedule?


A simple schedule of reinforcement that results in a high rate of responding with little to no PRPs.

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What is escape?

In this type of contingency, a response terminates an aversive stimulus.

Ex: You find me incredibly annoying so when I start talking to you, you run away.

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What is an SΔ (S delta)?

A stimulus that sets the occasion for nonreinforcement or extinction of an operant.

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What are genetics and experience?

Behavior is due to a complex interaction between these two things.

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What is disinhibition? 

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Bell + lemon = salivation

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Honk + lemon = salivation

Disinhibition occurs with CRs, dishabituation occurs with URs.

Occurrence of a previously extinguished CR following the presentation of a novel stimulus.

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Time, total responses

On a cumulative record, ____ is shown on the X axis and _____ is shown on the Y.

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What is aversive control?

Positive punishment, negative reinforcement, and negative punishment are all considered forms of _____ _____.

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What is a concurrent schedule?

This type of reinforcement schedule is best used to study determinants of choice.

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What is respondent behavior?

Behavior that increases or decreases based on the presentation of an antecedent.

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What is spontaneous recovery?

An increase in responding at the beginning of an extinction session relative to previous sessions.

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What is an intermittent reinforcement schedule?

An FR 5, VI 3, and VR 20 schedule are all examples of this kind of reinforcement schedule.

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What is discriminated avoidance?

For this example, assume that Lab Checks are an aversive stimulus. A student forgot there was a Lab Check today until someone reminded them 10 min before class. The student skip class. This is an example of ___________ avoidance.  

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What is delay discounting?

This procedure involves decisions between smaller-sooner and larger-later rewards.

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What is methodological behaviorism?


BONUS: JOHN B. WATSON

This domain posits that psychology should focus only on overt behavior that can be measured directly. 

BONUS: Who is associated with this area?

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What is trace conditioning?


CS _o___

US ___o_

You are being chased/attacked by a goose when finally you both stop. The goose honks at you for 2 s, pauses, and then attacks you (causing pain/fear). The honk alone begins to elicit fear. This is an example of ____ conditioning.

BONUS: Diagram the CS and US.

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What is a VI 20 min schedule?

Ka'ala gets one email notification an average of every 20 minutes (ugh). The emails are being delivered on this kind of schedule.

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What is overcorrection?

In this procedure, a learner is required to restore and improve the condition of the environment. (Ex: A teenager breaks dishes intentionally so their mother has the kid sweep up all the broken dishes, mop the area, and replace the dishes)

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discriminative 

negatively reinforced

SD : R → SR-

In the presence of the _____ stimulus, the response has been _____ _____.

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