Definitions
People
Reinforcement or Punishment
Reinforcement Schedule
Classical vs. Operant Conditioning
100

A sudden realization of a problem's solution; contrasts with strategy-based solutions

What is insight

100

Who made the psychological discovery about classical conditioning, by his experiment with the dogs and salivation

Who is Ivan Pavlov 

100

Giving a child a gold star for a job well done 

What is positive reinforcement 

100

Reinforcing the desired response each time it occurs

Continuous reinforcement

100

Extinction: Responding decreases when reinforcement stops

What is the definition of extinction for operant conditioning? 
200

A pattern of decreased response to a stimulus after frequently repeated exposure (tune in and out)

What is habituation

200

Who is responsible for discovering taste aversions

John Garcia 

200

Burning your hand when touching a hot stove 

What is positive punishment 

Given a burn so you don’t touch it again

200

Reinforces a response only after a specified/set number of responses

Fixed-ratio schedule

200

Generalization: The tendency to respond to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus

What is the definition of generalization for classical conditioning

300

A desire to perform a behavior receive promised rewards of avoid threatened punishment 

What is extrinsic motivation

300

Who created the experiment with the Bobo doll that shows we learn by noticing

Albert Bandura

300

Giving someone the silent treatment because they misbehaved

What is negative punishment 

Your taking away communication with them so they don’t perform that way again

300

Reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses

Variabble-ratio schedule

300

Basic Idea: Learning associations between events we do not control

What is the definition of basic idea in classical conditioning 

400

A desire to perform a behavior effectively for a person's own sake 

What is intrinsic motivation

400

Who believed that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely.

Edward Thorndike 

400

Beeping noise in your car when your seatbelt is not on 

What is negative reinforcement 

400

Reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed

Fixed interval schedule

400

The difference between acquisition in classical vs. operant conditioning 

What is associating events (NS+US=CS) vs. associating a response with a consequence

500

A procedure that teaches a complex behavior by reinforcing small steps/approximations towards completion of the behavior

What is shaping

500

What experiment did John Watson and Rosalie Rayner conduct that shows you can condition fears. 

The "Baby Albert" Experiment

500

Studying to avoid a bad grade

What is negative reinforcement

500

Reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals

Variable-interval schedule

500

The difference between spontaneous recovery in classical vs. operant conditioning scenarios

What is the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response vs. the reappearance of an extinguished response

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