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Ch. 19 & 21 Test
Classical conditioning; observational learning
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Psychology
11th Grade
02/07/2013

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Term
learning
Definition

a relatively permanent change in behavior  caused by experience

a. observing

b. learning

c. responding 

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classical conditioning
Definition

type of learning where stimulus gains the power to cause a response (association)

a. classical conditioning

b. observational learning

c. unconditional response

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stimulus
Definition

everything in the environment that one can respond to

a. response

b. model

c. stimulus 

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response
Definition

any behavior or action caused by the stimulus

a. response

b. modeling

c. vicarious learning 

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unconditioned stimulus
Definition

stimulus that triggers a response reflexively and automatically

a. conditioned stimulus

b. unconditioned stimulus

c. conditioned response

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unconditioned response
Definition

automatic response to the unconditioned stimulus

a. conditioned response

b. unconditioned stimulus

c. unconditioned response

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conditioned stimulus
Definition

neutral thing that, through learning, gains power to cause a response

a. unconditioned stimulus

b. unconditioned response

c. conditioned stimulus 

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conditioned response
Definition

response to conditioned stimulus

a. unconditioned response

b. conditioned response

c. response 

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acquisition
Definition

process of developing a learned response

a. extinction

b. learning

c. acquistion 

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extinction
Definition

when a learned response begins to diminsh

a. acquisition

b. extinction

c. spontaneous recovery

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spontaneous recovery
Definition

when an extinguished classical conditioned response returns after a resting period

a. acquisition

b. extinction

c. spontaneous recovery 

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Pavlov
Definition

Russian psychologist who discovered classical conditioned; experimented with dogs

a. Watson

b. Bandura

c. Pavlov 

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generalization
Definition

producing the SAME response to two SIMILAR stimulus

a. discrimination

b. extinction

c. generalization

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discrimination
Definition

producing a DIFFERENT response to two similar stimuli

a. extinction

b. discrimination

c. generalization 

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Watson
Definition

psychologist who founded behaviorism and did Little Albert experiment

a. Pavlov

b. Bandura

c. Watson 

Term
taste aversion
Definition

when subjects become classically conditioned to avoid specific tastes because they are associated with nausea

a. taste discrimination

b. taste generalization

c. taste aversion 

Term
observational learning
Definition

learning by watching others

a. vicarious learning

b. observational learning

c. modeling 

Term
model
Definition

person observed in observational learning

a. subject

b. model

c. focus 

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modeling
Definition

process of observing and imitating a behavior

a. vicarious learning

b. modeling

c. observational learning 

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Bandura
Definition

Psychologist who did major studies in observational learning (Bobo doll experiment)

a. Watson

b. Pavlov

c. Bandura

Term
vicarious learning
Definition

learning by seeing the consequences of another person's behavior

a. observational learning

b. modeling

c. vicarious learning 

Term
prosocial
Definition

positive, constructive, helpful behavior

a. antisocial

b. prosocial

c. positive behavior 

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antisocial behavior
Definition

behavior that is negative, destructive, and unhelpful

a. antisocial 

b. prosocial

c. negative behavior 

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