Psychology Ii Final

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operant conditioning

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a type of learning in which the frequency of a behavior depends on the consequence that follows it

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Edward Thorndike

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Author of law of effect the priciple that forms the basis of operant conditioning

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B. F. Skinner

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devolpoed the fundamental priciples and techniques of operant conditioning and devised ways to apply them in the real world

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reinforcement

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any conseqence that INCREASES the likelihood of a behavior

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punishment

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any consequence that DECREASES the likelihood of a behavior

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positive reinforcement

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in operant conditioning anything that increases the likelihood of a behavior by following it with a desirable event or state

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negative reinforcement

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in operant conditioning anything that increases the likelihood of a behavior by following it with the removal of an undesirable event of state

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primary reinforecement

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something that is naturally reinforcing such as food ,warmth or water

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secondary reinforcement

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something that you have learned to value such as money

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shaping

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reinforcement of behaviors that are more and more similar to the one you want to occur

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discrimination

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ability to distinguish between 2 similar signals or stimuli

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extinction

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the loss of behavior when no consequence follows it

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continuous reinforcement

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a schedule of reinforcement in which a reward follow every correct response

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partial reinforcement schedule

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a schedule of reinforcement in which a reward follows only some correct responses

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fixed -interval schedule

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a partial reinforcement schedule that rewards only the 1st correct response after some defined period of time

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variable-interval schedule

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a partial reinforcement schedule that rewards the 1st correct response after an unpredictable amount of time

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fixed-ratio schedule

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a partial reinforcement schedule that rewards a response only after some defined number of correct responses

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variable-ratio schedule

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a partial reinforcement schedule that rewards an unpredictable number of correct responses

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latent learning

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learning that occurs but is not apparent until the learner has an incentive to demonstrate it

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cognitive map

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a mental representation of a place

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overjustification

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the effect of promising a reward for doing what one already likes to do. The reward for doing what one already likes to do .The reward may lessen and replace the person's orginal ,natural motivation,so that the behavior stops of the reward is eliminated