Classical Conditioning
The response of drooling given by the dog in Pavlov's experiment.
What is an unconditioned response?
A founding father of Operant Conditioning who did experiments surrounding the subject.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
4 things to apply Operant conditioning to.
School, home, work, and sports.
We use ______ to change the stressor or the way we interact with it.
What is problem-focused coping?
In ___________, as we observe and imitate others we learn to anticipate a behavior's consequences, because we experience vicarious reinforcement or vicarious punishment.
What is observational learning?
What Pavlov called the food in his experiment and an event that elicits a certain predictable response typically without previous training.
What is an unconditioned stimulus?
One that satisfies a biological need such as hunger, thirst, or sleep.
What is a Primary Reinforcer?
Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus.
What is Respondent Behavior?
This requires attention and energy, but it predicts good adjustment, better grades, and social success.
What is Self-control?
Children tend to imitate what a model does and says, whether the behavior being modeled is _____ or _____.
What is prosocial or antisocial?
What Pavlov called the tuning fork in his experiment.
What is a neutral stimuli?
One that has been paired with a primary reinforcer & through classical conditioning has acquired value & reinforcement.
What is a Secondary Reinforcer?
Behavior that operates on the environment, producing consequences.
What is operant behavior?
We use _______ to avoid or ignore stressors and attend to emotional needs related to stress reactions.
What is emotion-focused coping?
When an a observer watches someone else engage in a threatening activity without being punished, the observer may find it easier to engage in that behavior later.
What is Disinhibition?
A once-neutral event that causes a given response after a period of training.
What is a conditioned stimulus?
A stimulus or event that follows a response & increase the likelihood that the response will be repeated (ex. Social approval, money, extra privileges),
What is reinforcement?
This involves voluntary responses
What is operant conditioning?
A condition in which repeated attempts to control a situation fail, resulting in the belief that the situation in uncontrollable.
What is learned helplessness?
Learning by imitating & copying behavior.
What is modeling?
A learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus.
What is a conditioned response?
Something is added or gained, something is taken away.
What is positive and negative reinforcement?
This involves involuntary responses.
What is classical conditioning?
______ is adaptive: Each species learns behaviors that aid its survival.
What is learning?
These are frontal lobe neurons that some scientists believe fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so.
What are mirror neurons?