definitions
define associative learning
Learning that certain events occur together
Events may be two stimuli or a response and its consequences.
what do these acronyms mean
UCS
UCR
NS
CS
CR
unconditioned stimulus
unconditioned response
neutral stimulus
conditioned stimulus
conditioned response
which psychologist is associated with operant conditioning?
B.F. Skinner
Neural basis for imitation and observational learning
. After one chimpanzee sees a second chimp open a box that contains a food reward, the first animal opens a similar box with great speed. This best illustrates
A) classical conditioning. B) spontaneous recovery. C) respondent behavior. D) observational learning.
define cognitive learning
Acquisition of mental information by observing events, watching others, or through language
which psychologist is associated with classical conditioning
Ivan palov
name some limits of operant conditioning
biological predispose
nature
when you watch someone you love in pain, what does your brain do?
feels empathy and similar symptoms, but not physical hurt
he type of learning in which one comes to associate two stimuli and thereby anticipate events is called
A) respondent behavior. B) classical conditioning .C) spontaneous recovery. D) operant conditioning.
whats the difference between classical and operant conditioning
classical conditioning: produces respondent behavior
operant conditioning: produces operant behavior
what consequence came out of the little albert experiment? specific term
because of the conditioning that happened with little albert and the white rat. anytime he saw anything white he would freak out
generalization
an example of fixed ratio reinforcement
buy one get one free
the bobo doll was an experiment to show what type of behavior?
aggression
. Positively reinforcing closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior as an effective way of teaching a new behavior is called:
A. Law of Effect B. Token economy c. Premack principle D. Shaping
D shaping
what is law of effect?
law of effect is rewarded behavior is likely to be repeated
what is the neutral stimulus of this scenario?
Fernando was watching the movie Halloween and the music was really scary. it scared him. whenever he hears the music of the movie, he gets scared. now he cant watch the movie no more.
neutral stimulus is the scary music.
if a child is misbehaving and the teacher decides to do a sticker board, so every time the child does well in school he gets a sticker. what type of reinforcement is this?
positive reinforcement
difference between prosocial and antisocial behavior?
prosocial behavior: Effectiveness is related to consistency in actions and words.
antisocial behavior: Observational learning may have adverse effects
10. Which is NOT an example of a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement?
A. Hitting a home run during a baseball game. B. Buying lottery tickets. C. Fishing from a canoe on a quiet lake. D. Going to Las Vegas and playing the slot machines.
C. fishing from a canoe on a quiet lake
difference between shaping and modeling behavior?
shaping: A procedure in which reinforcers guide actions closer and closer toward a desired behavior
modeling: Observing and imitating a specific behavior
what are some limits of classical conditioning?
Humans are biologically prepared to learn some things, rather than others.
difference between positive punishment and negative punishment
positive punishment: taking a toy away because a child is not listening
negative punishment: hitting a child because he was not listening
which psychologist focused on observational learning?
albert bandura
u7. The neural basis for observational learning and empathy is:
A. Amygdala B. Mirror neurons C. Hippocampus D. Hypothalamus
B. mirror neurons