vocab
punishment
event that tends to decrease the behavior that follows it
reinforcement
any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
differentiate between problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping
problem-focused coping - people take direct steps to confront or minimize a stressor
emotion-focused coping - attempt to alleviate stress by ignoring stressor and attending to emotional needs
define extinction
a) "dinosaur" - george pig 2004 b) diminishing of a conditioned response c) diminishing of an unconditioned response d) diminishing of a neutral stimulus
b) diminishing of a conditioned response
a is wrong because rawr; c is wrong because it says unconditioned instead of conditioned; d is wrong because neutral stimulus is not a thing (I made it up)
noah's parents gave her money every time she finished a chore. what type of reinforcement is this?
continuous reinforcement
respondent behavior
occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus
coping
alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods
explain the difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning
classical conditioning - one learns to link 2 or more stimuli and anticipate events
operant conditioning - one learns to link a behavior with a reward or punishment
both are part of associative learning
what is negative reinforcement
a) present pleasurable stimulus after response b) reduce negative stimuli c) increase negative stimuli d) ho ho ho
b) reduce negative stimuli
name each jonas brother
nick, joe, kevin
discrimination
learned ability to distinguish between conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal unconditioned stimulus
name one song or album that was released this year
answers may vary
e.g. anti-hero, as it was, etc
explain the difference between internal locus of control and external locus of control
internal - perception that you control your own fate
external - perception that chance or outside forces beyond your control determine your fate
who is the father of behaviorism
a) john locke b) your mum c) john garcia d) john watson e) ivan pavlov
d) john watson
jiyanth was watching peppa pig when she suddenly figured out the answer to her confusing chemistry homeworld, what type of learning is this an example of?
insight learning
acquisition
response is established
initial stage in classical conditioning when one links neutral stimulus to unconditioned stimulus so that te neutral stimulus begins triggering the conditioned response
biofeedback
a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tenstion
explain all 4 reinforcement schedules
fixed-ratio - reinforce behavior after set # of responses
fixed-interval - reinforce behavior after specific amount of time elapsed
variable-ratio - reinforce behavior after unpredictable # of responses
variable-interval - reinforce behavior at unpredictable time intervals
finish the lyric
the way you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell
________________________
you don't know, oh oh
YOU DON'T KNOW YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
joy-to-the-world didn't do very well on her practice test for psychology, so she decided to study for a couple more hours to prepare. which type of coping is this?
problem-focused coping
shaping
an operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior
what is my zodiac sign
virgo
explain difference between primary reinforcer and conditioned reinforcer
primary - innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need; e.g. food, water
conditioned - gains reinforcing power through association with primary; e.g. money, good grades
when conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned stimulus
a) higher-order conditioning b) law of effect c) contingency d) latent learning e) karma
a) higher-order conditioning
b is when behaviors followed by favorable consequences are more likely; c is when reinforcement should occur after responses to be most effective; d is learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is incentive to demonstrate it; e was the song I was listening to while writing the question
biryani was washing the dishes when the doorbell rang. suddenly, the water got super hot and she pulled her hand back. a few minutes later, the doorbell rings again and biryani immediately pulls her hand out of the water. identify the US, UR, NS, CS, and CR.
US - hot water UR - pain NS - doorbell CS - doorbell CR - pull hand back