Practice makes Progress
Psychologists call this a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience.
What is learning?
He is famous for demonstrating the principles of operant conditioning: The motivation for a behavior happens after the behavior is demonstrated.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
________ reinforcers have innate reinforcing qualities.
What is primary?
Includes analytical intelligence, practical intelligence, and creative intelligence.
What is Triarchic Theory of Intelligence?
These are created through "natural" experiences, either directly or indirectly.
What are natural concepts?
Birds migrating, cats chasing prey, sea turtles moving toward the ocean immediately after birth, and a joey (baby kangaroo) moving to its mother’s pouch immediately after birth are all examples of ________.
What are instincts?
Tabetha has a mental picture of the layout of her house, also called a ________, so when she comes home late at night she can navigate through the rooms without turning on a light.
What is a cognitive map?
For this schedule, Jemma wants to teach her son to say thank you. Every time he says thank you, Jemma praises him and gives him a hug.
What is continuous?
Encompasses the ability to understand the emotions of yourself and others.
What is Emotional Intelligence Theory?
This is step-by-step problem solving.
What is algorithmic?
The pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light is an example of a ________.
What is a reflex?
The process by which we learn to associate stimuli and consequently anticipate events.
What is classical conditioning?
For this schedule, Gus receives a paycheck at the end of every week.
What is fixed interval?
How well one can relate/integrate to alternative cultural values.
A mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts.
What is a Schemata (schema)?
Classical and operant conditioning and observational learning are forms of ________ learning.
What is associative?
John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrated with their studies of Little Albert that ______ can be a conditioned response.
What is emotion?
Free points!
One can learn new behaviors by observing others.
What is social learning theory?
These are defined by a specific set of characteristics that usually consist of geometric shapes.
In Pavlov’s classical conditioning, the term conditioned is approximately synonymous with the word ________.
What is learned?
You begin to salivate when you smell your favorite cake in the oven, but not when you smell the gross scent of a dirty diaper. This is an example of stimulus ________.
What is discrimination?
For this schedule, you know you will get to play miniature golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars for your reward chart.
What is a fixed ratio reinforcement schedule?
This theory encompasses Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Musical, Bodily/Kinesthetically, Spatial, Inter-personal, Intra-personal, and Naturalistic characteristics.
What is Multiple Intelligences Theory?
The process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words.
What are semantics?