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Chapter 6
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
10/16/2017

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Learning
Definition
Involves the acquisition of new knowledge, skills, or responses from experience that results in a relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs through experience and change in the state of the learner.
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Language
Definition
A form of communication whether spoken, written, or signed that is based on a system of symbols.
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Memory
Definition
The way in which information is processed and manipulated in remembering, thinking, and knowing.
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Cognition
Definition
The process of manipulating information mentally by forming concepts, solving problems, making decisions, and reflecting critically or creativity.
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Reinforcement, Punishment
Definition
______ increases the occurrences of a behavior and _________ decreases the occurrences of a behavior.
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Unconditioned stimulus
Definition
Something that reliably produces a naturally occurring reaction in an organism.
EX: Dog food
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Classical conditioning
Definition
is when a neutral stimulus evokes a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally evokes a response. Pairing a conditioned stimulus to a unconditioned stimulus.
Ex: I have successfully conditioned him to smile and write in his book every time I drool" -pavlov's dog
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Conditioned stimulus
Definition
Stimulus tat is initially neutral and produces no reliable response.
EX:Bell
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Unconditioned response
Definition
Reflexive reaction that is reliably elicited by an unconditioned stimulus.
EX:Salivation
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Conditioned response
Definition
Reaction that resembles an unconditioned response but is produced by a conditioned stimulus
EX: Salivation
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Conditioned stimulus;Unconditioned response
Definition
_____ is a previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a conditional response (that is similar to ____) after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
EX: bell and Pavalo's dog.
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Reinforcer
Definition
any stimulus or event that increases the likelihood of the behavior that led to it.
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Primary reinforcers
Definition
Basic biological needs such as food, comfort, shelter, and warmth.
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Secondary reinforcers
Definition
You do not need these to survive.
EX: Pizza party if everyone meets their goals at the end of the year.
EX:Handshakes, verbal approval, prizes, gifts, money
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positive punishment
Definition
Punishment by application yelling, spanking, put downs; all decreases the behavior from happening again.
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Negative punishment
Definition
Punishment by removal; Silent treatment, no car or phone privileges, time out; all will decrease the behavior from happening again.
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Negative reinforcement
Definition
Something undesirable is removed.
EX: If we have a headache, take aspirin, and out headache goes away, we are more likely to take aspirin again.
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Positive Reinforcement
Definition
Something desirable is presented. Reinforcement by application. Increases future behavior.
EX: Getting a good grade after studying for a test will increase the likelihood that someone will study for the next test
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