Psychology Ch.5

Front 1

response, reinforcement

Back 1

skinner demonstrated that superstitious behavior can be acquired through the coincidental pairing of a _______w/ a ________

Front 2

removal of an aversive stimulus

Back 2

In negative reinforcement, a behavior is strengthened by the...

Front 3

continuous, partial

Back 3

operant responses are learned most rapidly under a schedule of________reinforcement;responses are most resistant to extinction under a schedule of ________reinforcement

Front 4

cognitive learning

Back 4

-an organism leanrs a behavior b4 it can perform the behavior or be reinforced for it
-depends on mental processes such as thinking, problem solving, and mental imaging

Front 5

insight learning

Back 5

a mental process in which the restructuring of a problem into its component parts leads to the sudden realization of a solution to the problem

Front 6

latent learning

Back 6

a kind of "hidden" learning that occurs w/out apparent reinforcement and is not displayed until reinforcement is provided

Front 7

observational learning

Back 7

behaviors are acquired by observing and imitating the behaviors of others

Front 8

cognitive

Back 8

the type of learning that invloves thinking, information processing, mental imaging, and problem solving is called _______learning

Front 9

insight

Back 9

the chimp named sultan learned to reach bananas by attaching 2 sticks 2gether. this type of learning is called _____learning

Front 10

latent

Back 10

the type of learning that occurs w/out any apparent reinforcement and that is not displayed at the time it is acquired is called ______ learning

Front 11

observational learning

Back 11

involves acquiring new behaviors by imitating the behavior of others