Reinforcement
Latent & Ob Learning
PQ4R
Extinction and Shaping
Potpourri
100
What is the name for reinforcement of a behaviour every time it occurs?
Continuous reinforcement
100
Most psychologists believe that much learning can occur without reinforcement. True or False.
True
100
What does the P and Q stand for?
Preview and Question
100
Give an example of a task that would require shaping.
Riding a bike, complex mathematic equations.
100
What popular nursery rhyme has the same tune as the alphabet?
Twinkle twinkle little star
200
What is the term given for behavior that is not reinforced every time it occurs?
Partial reinforcement
200
What was the purpose of the psychologist's experiments with the rats on latent learning?
To see if they could learn their surroundings without reinforcement.
200
What do the 4 Rs stand for?
Read, Reflect, Review, Recite,
200
What is shaping?
Teaching by breaking down a skill in small parts.
200
Who did BF Skinner originally study with?
John B Watson (or Thorndyke)
300
How much time must elapse for a reinforcement to be on an interval schedule?
Greater than 0 seconds
300
Who was the psychologist studying observational learning?
Albert Bandura
300
What example does the book give for reciting?
The alphabet
300
How does extinction occur in operant conditioning?
Repeated performance of the behavior without reinforcement.
300
Give an example of positive reinforcement that exists in society, and example of a punishment.
Good job, nice house, etc. Jail, traffic fine...
400
What is it called when reinforcement is made after varying amounts of correct responses?
variable ratio schedule
400
What is massed learning?
Trying to learn everything at once.
400
What example does the book give of pyschologists teaching complex tasks to animals?
Teaching a rat to ride a toy car.
400
Give three examples why punishments don't work
Don't teach correct behavior, cause animosity, disciplinarian is avoided, only works if consistent, creates anger and hostility, broader effects than desired, may be imitated, may have unwanted consequences
500
What example does the book give of something that works on a variable-ratio schedule?
Slot machines
500
What was the name of the psychologist who studied latent learning?
Tolman
500
What is a better way to learn than mass learning? D______ L_______
distributed learning
500
What was Skinner's big idea for shaping?
Teaching pigeons to drop bombs.
500
What were two things that baby Albert feared after he was taught to fear the rat?
A rabbit, a fur coat, anything fluffy