Learning, in General
Learning that certain events occur together
Associative learning
A family uses the microwave to prepare their cat's food. The cat comes running into the room when the microwave timer sounds, but not when it hears the oven timer. The cat is demonstrating the concept of
Discriminiation
Any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response
Positive reinforcement
Slot machines use this schedule of reinforcement
Variable-ratio schedule
A mental representation of the layout of one's environment
Cognitive map
Any event or situation that evokes a response
Stimulus
This man used dogs to test his idea of classical conditioning
Ivan Pavlov
Fixed ratio schedule
The coach removing a player from a game for committing a foul is an example of
Negative punishment
A sudden realization of a problem's solution
Insight learning
A behavior that follows a stimulus
Response
Students are accustomed to a bell ringing at the end of class. The principal decides to substitute popular music for the bell. Students quickly respond to the music in the same way they did to the bell. The music is a(n)...
Conditioned stimulus
Taking an asprin the reduce a painful headache is an example of...
Negative reinforcement
A child cleaning their room to get their parents to stop bothering them is...
Negative reinforcement
Studying for an exam only to get a good grade is an example of
Extrinsic motivation
This occurs when the brain stops recognizing a constant and unchanging stimulus
Sensory adaptation
The reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response
Spontaneous recovery
Money and good grades are two examples of
Conditioned, or secondary, reinforcers
Michael is happy during psychology because he sits next to his friend Aiden. Just seeing Aiden's face makes Michael smile! What is Michael's unconditioned stimulus?
Aiden
Name one of the two psychologists who studied taste aversion
John Garcia and Robert Koelling
Habituation
A child who learns that spoons are tableware and then correctly calls forks and knives tableware is demonstrating
Stimulus generalization
What psychologist came up with the law of effect?
Edward L. Thorndike
Zoe loved psychology class. When test time came around she always studied to do well on her exams. After the test, Ms. Volo gas lit her into thinking she failed, when she actually passed. Ever since, Zoe can't seem to trust Ms. Volo when it comes to test time! What is Zoe's conditioned stimulus?
Test time
What is the name of the main character portrayed in the Social Dilemma?
Ben