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Ch5-6
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/09/2011

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learning
Definition
relatively permanant behavior cahnge due to experience(associtaion of response with consequence)
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classical conditioning
Definition
Pavlov'sdogs, pairing 2 things. neutral stimulus(tone) and the Unconditioned response(food) conditioned stimlulus (tone) conditioned response (salivation)
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acquisition
Definition
initial learning stage in classical condtitioning where asso'tn takes place
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extinction
Definition
when stop US, CR begins to decrease
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generalization
Definition
tendency to respond to stimuli similar to CS
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discrimination
Definition
diff btw stimulus will give diff outcome
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cognitive processes
Definition
learned behaviors can be mindless mechanisms of animals. HAHA what about people
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biological constraints
Definition
PAvlov and Watson believed laws of learning were similar for all animals but HAHA we know know humans are smarter and CS can stay for a while
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PAvlov's legacy
Definition
isolating elementary behaviors from more complex ones thru object of scientific procedures
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Watson legacy
Definition
associating in advertisements like coffee
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respondent behavior
Definition
occurs at automatic response to stimuli
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operant behavior
Definition
behavior that operates on environment producing rewarding or punishing stimuli.
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Skinner law of effect
Definition
rewarded behavior likely to happen again
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types of reinforcers**
Definition
reinfocement:any event that strengthens the behavior it follows. pos(candy) or neg(day off work)
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primary reinforcer
Definition
stimulus like food or drink
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conditioned reinforcer
Definition
learned
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partial reinforcement
Definition
reward some of the time
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fixed ratio schedule**
Definition
reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses
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variable ration schedule**
Definition
reinforces a response after an unpredictable # of responses
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**punishment
Definition
aversive event that decrease the behavior it follows
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**fixed interval,variable interval
Definition
reinforces responce after certain time, unpredictable time which produces slow steady responses
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cognitive maps
Definition
mental representaitons of environment(directions)
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intrinsic motivation
Definition
desire to perform a behavior for its own sake
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extrinsic mmotivation
Definition
desire to perform due to promised rewards of threats of punishment
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skinners legacy
Definition
operant conditioning principles on therapeutic techniques, critics say he dehumanized people
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operant conditioning
Definition
ignore bad behavior, child does not get attention
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limitation onset
Definition
learn by observation
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Bandura's exp
Definition
Bobodoll punching after video
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memory
Definition
learning over time and retrieving info
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3 stage processing
Definition
sensory short term and long term
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working memory
Definition
involves conscious active processing+longterm mix (7+-2 items in 20 seconds)
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automatic processing
Definition
space, time, frequency
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spacing effect**
Definition
we retain info better with rehersal over time
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Ebbinghaus
Definition
nonsense syllables for rehearsal in memory
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**serial position effect
Definition
when recall is better for 1st and last items,not middle
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**mneumonics
Definition
use vivid imagery and organization devices in aiding memory
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encode by
Definition
meaning imagery or organization(chunks, hierarchy)
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LTM
Definition
unlimited capacity store
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flashbulb memory
Definition
clear memory of specific event
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explicit memory
Definition
facts and experiences can consciously know and declare(hippocampus)
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implicit memory
Definition
have to learn, proceduralcerebellum
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anterograde amnesia
Definition
after losing hippocampus, remember everything b4 surgery
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priming
Definition
retrieve specific memory from own associations
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context effects
Definition
greater recall when learning and testing contexts are the same, or mood is the same
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**forgetting
Definition
inability to retrieve info due to encoding failure(not remembering what someone said), storage decay(poor durability of stored memory), retrieval failure(top of the tongue)
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interference
Definition
study french then spanish interferes with learning
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misinforationeffect
Definition
incorp. misleading info into one's memory of an event
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source amnesia
Definition
atttributing an event to the wrong source that we heard, thought or imagined
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children's eyewitness
Definition
ask neutral q's
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Loftus
Definition
constructed memories and inaccuracy
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