Classical Conditioning
In Pavlov's experiment, the bell eventually acted as the:
In operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
Previous experiences is an example of what type of learning? (biological, psychological, or social-cultural)
Psychological
Frontal lobe neurons that some scientists believe fire when we perform certain actions or observe another doing so:
Mirror Neurons
The initial stage when one links a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus:
Acquisition
An operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior:
Shaping
Modeling your behavior after others is an example of what type of learning (biological, psychological, or social-cultural)?
Social-Cultural
Positive, constructive, helpful behavior:
When someone is performing higher-order conditioning, in which you are pairing a second pairing to a neutral stimulus, the connection is often weaker or stronger?
Weaker
An innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need:
Primary Reinforcer
A mental representation of the layout of one's environment:
Cognitive Map
A study was once conducted where an adult in a room threw around and beat up a doll with a child in the room. The study then watched how children would react when the adult left the room. What was the name of the psychologist who conducted this experiment?
Albert Bandura
The reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response:
Spontaneous Recovery
Variable-Ratio Schedule
A sudden realization of a problem's solution:
Insight Learning
The perception that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate:
External locus of control
The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for similar stimuli to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses:
Generalization
A coffee shop giving out a free drink for every ten drinks bought is an example of what type of reinforcement schedule?
Fixed-Ratio
Name the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation:
Intrinsic- it is important to you
Extrinsic- it is important because you are promised a reward or have been threatened with a punishment
The ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for greater long-term rewards: