Introduction to Learning
What type of psychologist places emphasis on Learning
Behaviorist
This physiologist exposed that learning occurs when a neutral stimulus brings about a response after it is paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about a response.
Ivan Pavlov
responses that produce desirable results will be learned, or “stamped” into the organism
Laws of Effect
What was the name of the Banduras Experiment called
Bobo Doll Study
Three categories of Learning
Classical, Operant, Observational Learning
The neutral stimulus elicits no response at first, then becomes the _____
Conditioned Response
Operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior closer towards target behavior through successive approximations.
Shaping
True or False, we Imitate everything we see?
False
Form of Learning in which problem-solving occurs by means of sudden reorganization of perceptions
Insight Learning
This phase of pairing the NS (becomes CS) and UCS over and over again until the subject associates the two is called
Acquisition
What are the two operant conditioning principles?
Punishment and Reinformcment
Name ONE of Bandura's four stages of observational learning.
Paying attention & perceiving features of another’s behavior (and it’s reward or punishment)
Remembering the behavior
Reproducing the behavior
Being motivated to learn and carry out the behavior
Edward Tolman found that the rats seemed to develop ______ or mental representations of the layout of the maze
Cognitive maps
Molly is potty training her daughter, Mia. Every time Mia begins to urinate in her diaper, Molly says the word “bathroom” in the hope that Mia will begin to urinate when she hears this word while sitting on the toilet. Molly’s efforts most resemble the studies of
Ivan Pavlov, who studied classical conditioning
What are the four Reinforcement Schedules?
Continuous, Partial, Ratio, Interval
the process of gaining greater awareness of many physiological functions primarily using instruments that provide information on the activity of those same systems, with a goal of being able to manipulate them at will.
Biofeedback