Reinforcement
Conditioning
Generalization/ Discrimination
B. F. Skinner
Misc.
100
Define Reinforcement
When someone reinforces or commends a certain behavior to make that person want to do the behavior again.
100
Define Operant Conditioning.
When a sense triggers a conscious reaction of the person.
100
Define Generalization
When a person responds the same to two or more different stimuli.
100
What theory did Skinner study?
Behavioral Theory
100
What is the name of the person who participated in the experiment yesterday?
Aaron Rempel
200
Define Negative Reinforcement
Behavior is strengthened by avoiding a negative outcome.
200
What is Classical Conditioning?
When a sense is associated with a reflex in the sub-conscious mind.
200
Define Discrimination
Ability to differentiate between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that have not been paired with a unconditioned stimulus
200
What cage-like device did Skinner develop that proved his theory of Operant Conditioning by using lab rats?
The Skinner box
200
Explain what happens in Pavlov's dog experiment.
Every time Pavlov would feed his dogs, he would ring a bell. After a while the dogs' mouths would water every time they heard the bell ringing.
300
Is Reinforcement A form of Classical Conditioning, or Operant Conditioning?
Operant Conditioning
300
What is the difference between Classic and Operant Conditioning?
Classic has conscious choices while Operant is reflexive.
300
Name one of the five settings of Discrimination.
- Cognitive Discrimination - Drug Discrimination - Perceptual Discrimination - Social Discrimination - Stimulus Discrimination
300
True or false, Skinner was born in the 1900s?
True he was born in 1904
300
What was the sound that played in the video before the man shot his roommate?
"That Was Easy"
400
Give a real life scenario of Reinforcement.
EX: Every time a student Gets a 100%, the teacher gives the student a sticker.
400
What is the name of the scientist that first did the experiment with the bell that he rang before feeding his dogs?
Ivan Pavlov
400
Generalization occurs in, A. Classical Conditioning B. Operant Conditioning C. Both
C
400
True or false, there are national Skinner box competitions.
True
400
True or false, Ivan Pavlov was Polish
False, he was Russian
500
Name the two forms that Negative Reinforcement.
Physical and Physiological
500
Which type of conditioning (Classical of Operant) do lab rats show in a skinner box?
Operant Conditioning
500
What is Generalization also called?
The Little Albert Experiment
500
Did Skinner have anything to do with Negative Reinforcement?
Yes, it branched off of his Operant Conditioning theory.
500
Define Spontaneous Recovery
The reappearance of the conditioned response after a rest period or period of lessened response.
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