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Basics of Psychology
Dr. Dickey's FC class
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
09/03/2008

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Term
What is Learning?
Definition
relatively permanent behavior change resulted from practice or experience
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Conditioning
Definition
Simple learning form that doesn't involve any necessary cognition
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Types of Conditioning
Definition

Classical Pavlovian

association of two stimuli and resultant response

begins with an uncontrollable reflex

 

Classical Paradigm

UCS elicits UCR

neutral stimulus becomes CS eliciting CR 

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Stimulus Generalization
Definition

original bell elicits same response

slightly different with mostly response

largely different with least response 

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Extinction and spontaneous discovery
Definition
Lapsing time will recover response to a degree
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Counter-conditioning
Definition

same stiumuli to elicit different response

 

Never a neutral response again 

Term
Law of Effect
Definition

Behavior followed by positive consequence is likely to reoccur

 

By Thorndike 

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Law of Reinforcement
Definition

Any behavior followed by a reinforcement is likely to reoccur

 

Doesn't require mental consideration 

 

By B.F. Skinner 

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