Terminology
the removal of something negative to strengthen a behavior.
what is a negative reinforcer?
This is the term associated with John Watson
what is behaviorism?
Science that scientifically studies behavior and mental processes
What is psychology
Medical doctor who has clinical training and can treat neurological illnesses and can treat them with prescription drugs
What is a psychiatrist
Studied the behavior of dogs using food and a bell
who is ivan palov?
the first stages of learning when a response is established.
what is an acquisition stage?
Madeline wants her son to be well-behaved when they go to church. For every five minutes he sits still, she gives him a piece of candy. What type of learning is Madeline employing?
what is operant conditioning?
the perspective that focuses on how processing, storing and retrieving information influences our behavior
what is cognitive
Established the first psychology laboratory
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
A specific prediction or statement of likelyhood that a certain event will occur or that a given relationship will be found between two variables
what is hypothesis?
a consequence that follows an operant response that decreases (or attempts to decrease) the likelihood of that response occurring in the future
what is punishment?
Studied the way rewards and punishments shape out actions
It is a variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure.
independent variable
He coined the term psychoanalysis
who is freud?
The researcher studies the impact of variable on this group - ex. if an experimenter were conducting research on the effects of music on test scores, the classroom that receives the different types of music would be this type of group
what is experimental
a process by which humans and animals learn to behave in such a way as to obtain rewards and avoid punishments
what is opereant conditioning?
rates of anxiety disorders are higher in men or women ?
women
the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment
what is a dependent variable
an American psychologist best-known for his influence on behaviorism. Ex: radical behaviorism
who is b.f skinner?
is a often small chamber that is used to conduct operant conditioning research with animals. ... Within the chamber, there is usually a lever (for rats) or a key (for pigeons) that an individual animal can operate to obtain a food or water within the chamber as a reinforcer. what is this?
what is a skinner box?
a mental state in which an organism forced to bear aversive stimuli, or stimuli that are painful or otherwise unpleasant, becomes unable or unwilling to avoid subsequent encounters with those stimuli ex: For example, a smoker may repeatedly try and fail to quit.
what is a learned helplessness?
A desire to perform a behavior for its own sake and to be effective
Intrinsic motivation
the gradual weakening of a conditioned response that results in the behavior decreasing or disappearing
what is extinction?
the psychological phenomenon of Classical Conditioning.
who is ivan palov?
The percentage of the population with Bipolar disorder.
1%