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39 Cards in this Set
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learning
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a relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to experience
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associative learning
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learning that certain events occur together
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classical conditioning
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a type of learning in which an organism comes to associate stimuli
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behaviorism
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the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes
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unconditioned response (UR)
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in classical conditioning, the unlearned, naturally occurring response to the unconditioned stimulus (US), such as salivation when food is in the mouth
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unconditioned stimulus (US)
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in classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally -- naturally and automatically -- triggers a response
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conditioned response (CR)
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in classical conditioning, the learned response to a previously neutral stimulus (CS)
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conditioned stimulus
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in classical conditioning, and orginally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus (US), comes to trigger a conditioned response
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acquisition
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the initial stage in classical conditioning; the phase associating a neural stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus so that the neural stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response
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extinction
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the diminishing of a conditioned response
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spontaneous recovery
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the reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response
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generalization
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the tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses
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discrimination
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in classical conditioning, the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus
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operant conditioning
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a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher
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respondent conditioning
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behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus
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operant behavior
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behavior that operates on the environment, producing consequences
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law of effect
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Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely
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operant chamber
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a chamber less known as a Skinner Box, containing a bar or key that an animal can manipulate to obtain a food or water reinforcer, with attached devices to record the animal's rate of bar pressing or key pecking
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shaping
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an operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior
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reinforcer
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in operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
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positive reinforcement
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increasing behaviors by presenting positive stimuli, such as food
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negative reinforcement
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increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing negative stimuli, such as shock
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primary reinforcer
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an innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need
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conditioned reinforcer
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a stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer
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continuous reinforcement
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reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs
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partial reinforcement
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reinforcing a response only part of the time
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fixed-ratio schedule
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in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses
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variable-ratio schedule
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in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses
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fixed-interval schedule
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in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed
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variable-interval schedule
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in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals
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punishment
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an event that decreases the behavior that it follows
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cognitive map
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a mental representation of the layout of one's environment
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latent learning
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learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it
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intrinsic motivation
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a desire to perform a behavior for its own sake
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extrinsic motivation
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a desire to perform a behavior due to promised rewards or threats of punishment
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observational learning
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learning by observing others
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modeling
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the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior
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mirror neurons
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frontal lobe neurons that fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so
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prosocial behavior
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positive, constructive, helpful behavior
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