Learning
A change in behavior or knowledge that is the result of experience
What is learning?
An unlearned, automatic response
What is a reflex?
Through stimulus generalization, he learned to fear furry things
Who was Little Albert?
Sticker charts are used as a form of this aspect of conditioning
What is Reinforcement?
The theory that behavior is shaped by one’s surroundings and external environment
What is Environmentalism?
A response caused by the conditioned stimulus
What is the conditioned response?
Behavior is rewarded after unpredictable amounts of time have passed
What is variable reinforcement?
In this experimental study group, participants watched an adult beat up a doll
What is the experimental group in the Bobo Doll study?
An association between something in the environment and a behavior
What is the stimulus and response relationship?
A stimulus that elicits a reflexive response
What is the unconditioned stimulus?
The target behavior is followed by a reinforcement or a punishment in this form of conditioning
What is Operant Conditioning?
Person who performs a behavior that serves as an example
Who is a model in observational learning?
The theory that behavior is predetermined by genetics and innate knowledge
What is Nativism?
In Pavlov’s experiment, salivation to light or bell
What is a conditioned response?
The stimulus occurs immediately before the response in this form of conditioning
What is classical conditioning?
Process where the observer sees the model rewarded, making the observer more likely to imitate the model’s behavior
What is vicarious reinforcement?
A form of learning that involves connecting certain stimuli or events that occur together in the environment
What is Associative Learning?
An established conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus that eventually elicits the conditioned response, without the initial conditioned stimulus being presented
What is higher-order conditioning?
The gun or the small doll
Which items in the Bobo Doll study were new forms of weapons generalized from the weapons used by the model?
Something is added to increase the likelihood of a behavior.
What is positive reinforcement?