Classical
This psychologists' landmark study conducted on the conditioned salivary response of dogs earned him a Nobel prize and regard as the father of classical conditioning
Ivan Pavlov
This famous psychologist created the operant chamber and conducted extensive research on shaping behavior using reinforcers and punishment. (remember Weird Weapons video...)
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura famously conducted this experiment to demonstrate the powerful effect of observational learning on children
Bobo Doll Experiment
This is the name of the very famous study where John B. Watson conditioned a child to fear a specific stimulus
Little Albert Experiment
Voluntary behaviors produced as a result of operant conditioning techniques are called
operant behaviors
Blaming your failure on a test reflects this sense of control over your life
External Locus of Control
When a conditioned response diminishes due to a lack of a reinforcer, this is what is occuring
extinction
Any consequence intended to increase a behavior is called a
Reinforcer
Jared wants to go to his brother's graduation because he loves him and wants to see his big moment. We would say Jared has this type of motivation
Implicit Motivation
Involuntary behaviors produced as a result of classical conditioning are called
Respondent Behaviors
You enter your car and it beeps incessantly until you buckle your seatbelt. This is an example of
Negative Reinforcement
This term explains how animals are capable of learning the layout of their environment through exploration
cognitive Map
A conditioned response can become extinct, however, occasionally they will randomly reappear when the conditioned stimulus is presented. This is called
Spontaneous Recovery
Money itself is not valuable, but allows us to get valuable things. Reinforcers that have implicit value are called this
Primary reinforcers
This form of stress coping might involve drinking alcohol until you no longer feel sad
Emotion-Focused Coping