states that learning is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context and can occur purely through observation or direct instruction, even in the absence of motor reproduction or direct reinforcement.
What is Social Learning Theory?
100
the diminished emotional responsiveness to a negative or aversive stimulus after repeated exposure to it.
What is Desensitization?
100
a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.
What is Classical Conditioning?
100
a tool in operant conditioning that allows the trainer to control the timing and frequency of reinforcement in order to elicit a target behavior.
What is Reinforcement schedule?
100
a relatively lasting change in behavior that is the result of experience.
What is Learning?
200
developed by Clark Hull in 1943, was the first theory for motivation.
What is drive-reduction theory?
200
This concept states that an animal or a human may learn to ignore a stimulus because of repeated exposure to it.
What is Habituation?
200
strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment
What is Operant conditioning?
200
Gambling and lottery games are good examples of a reward based on this schedule.
What is Variable ratio?
200
Food, drink, and pleasure are the principal examples of these
What are Primary Reinforcers?
300
Correct behavioral responses are transmitted by the teacher and absorbed by the students
What is Behaviorism?
300
an event or stimulus a person will usually avoid or escape from.
What is Aversive stimulus?
300
This was what Pavlov used as the neutral stimulus in his classical conditioning experiment
What is a bell?
300
Very resistant to extinction, moderate but steady rate of response, and very minimal pause after reinforcement is given are all characteristics of this schedule.
What is Variable interval?
300
refers to a situation in which a stimulus reinforces a behavior after it has been associated with a primary reinforce
What is Secondary Reinforcement?
400
Can occur when a teacher facilitates learning by providing an environment that promotes discovery and assimilation/accommodation.
What is Cognitive constructivism?
400
this term applies to a pleasant or wanted event or stimulus, one that a person will naturally try to approach.
What is an appetitive stimulus?
400
He was the founder of operant conditioning
Who is B.F. Skinner?
400
a weekly paycheck is an example of this type of reinforcement
What is Fixed interval?
400
This principle, developed by Edward Thorndike which states that "responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, and responses that produce a discomforting effect become less likely to occur again in that situation."
What is Law of Effect?
500
The model assumes that information that comes from the environment is subject to mental processes beyond a simple stimulus-response pattern.
What is Information processing theory?
500
this is the term for what Little Albert may have developed in terms of his fear-associated exposure to the rat.
What is phobia?
500
specifies the target behavior, the conditions under which the behavior will occur, and the benefits or consequences that come with meeting or failing to meet the target.
What is a Contingency Contract?
500
This schedule produces a high, steady rate of responding with only a brief pause after the delivery of the reinforcer.
What is Fixed ratio?
500
The final jeopardy answer at last year’s tristate competition.