JOHN WAS TERRIFIED OF BRIDGES WHEN HE WAS A CHILD, BUT IS NO LONGER AFRAID WHEN HE SEES ONE. WHAT HAS OCCURRED?
What is EXTINCTION
100
AN OTHERWISE INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGED PERSON HAS AN ISLAND OF GENIUS
What is SAVANT SYNDROME
100
THE INDIVIDUAL THEORIZING AN INBORN UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR
Who is NOAM CHOMSKY
200
AN AVERSIVE EVENT THAT DECREASES THE BEHAVIOR IT FOLLOWS
What is PUNISHMENT
200
THE PSYCHOLOGIST WHO "EXPERIMENTED" WITH POOR LITTLE ALBERT
Who is JOHN WATSON
200
SHARON'S MOTHER IS APPLYING AN AVERSIVE.
What is PUNISHMENT
200
THE PROCESS OF DEFINING MEANINGFUL SCORES WITH COMPARISON "NORMS"
What is STANDARDIZATION
200
YOUR BEST EXAMPLE IN A CONCEPT SET
What is PROTOTYPE
300
THE TYPE OF REINFORCER THAT IS INNATELY REINFORCING
What is PRIMARY
300
WHY A SIMILAR STIMULUS PROVOKES THE CONDITIONED RESPONSE
What is GENERALIZATION
300
AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE: THE PROCESS BY WHICH A STUDENT LEARNS A DIFFICULT PIANO PIECE; DAY#1 EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD MANY ERRORS, THE TEACHER SAYS "PRETTY GOOD!"...DAY#2 SHOW IMPROVEMENT
What is SHAPING
300
GOAL-SEEKING, ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, AND THE ABILITY TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE
What is INTELLIGENCE
300
AN IMPAIRMENT IN LANGUAGE
What is APHASIA
400
THE SCHEDULE OF PARTIAL REINFORCEMENT THAT MAINTAINS OUR GAMBLING BEHAVIOR (SLOT MACHINES, LOTTERY TICKETS...)
What is VARIABLE RATIO
400
DESIRING TO PERFORM A BEHAVIOR THAT IS ITS OWN REWARD
What is INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
400
KEVIN IS HAVING A HARD TIME TAKING DIRECTION FROM HIS NEW BOSS, BECAUSE SHE REMINDS HIM SO MUCH OF HIS EX-WIFE!
What is GENERALIZATION
400
A TEST THAT ATTEMPTS TO PREDICT FUTURE SUCCESS
What is APTITUDE
400
A METHODICAL RULE OR PROCEDURE FOR PROBLEM SOLVING
What is ALGORITHM
500
ANY EVENT THAT INCREASES THE FREQUENCY OF THE PRECEDING RESPONSE (IT STRENGTHENS BEHAVIOR)
What is REINFORCER (OR REINFORCEMENT)
500
A MENTAL REPRESENTATION OF THE LAYOUT OF ONE'S ENVIRONMENT
What is COGNITIVE MAP
500
THE CONDITIONED STIMULUS (CS) IN THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE: WHEN THE INTRUDER BROKE INTO MY HOUSE OUR ALARM SOUNDED LOUDLY; NOW EVEN THE PHONE RINGING CAUSES ME TO PANIC.