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Psychology
12th Grade
12/09/2008

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learning
Definition
a relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to its environment and experience
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pavlov
Definition
was an immunologist; dog experiment
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BF Skinner
Definition
"Skinner doll"
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Bandura
Definition
Bobo doll
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Classical Conditioning
Definition
stimulus-response psychology
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Neutral Stimulus
Definition
no response
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conditioned stimulus
Definition
associated stimulus
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conditioned response
Definition
learned response
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unconditioned stimulus
Definition
create a physical change naturally
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unconditioned response
Definition
unlearned response
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generalization
Definition
connect a neutral stimulus with another stimulus because of similarity
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discrimination
Definition
you can tell the difference between two stimuli
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extinction
Definition
overtime the conditioned response will disappear with the absence of the unconditioned stimulus
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spontaneous recovery
Definition
with the absence of teh conditioned stimulus for a time there will be a spontaneous conditioned response when the conditioned stimuli is presented again
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little albert
Definition
James Watson gave Little Albert a white rat (neutral stimulus); long gong sounded (unconditioned stimulus); little albert was afraid (unconditioned response); white rat turned into a conditioned stimulus (he was fearful without the gong); also generalized his fear into the fear of anything furry or white
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operant conditioning
Definition
behavior-consequence psychology
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positive reinforcement
Definition
give something good (a reward); increases the likelihood that a behavior will occur again
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negative reinforcement
Definition
take away something bad (do your homework=don't have to do the dishes); increases the likelihood that behavior will occur again
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positive punishment
Definition
give something bad (spankings, tickets...); decreases the likelihood that behavior will occur again
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negative punishment
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take away something good (take away your car); decreases the likelihood that behavior will occur again
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continuous reinforcement
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reinforcing the behavior everytime it's done successfully; acquisition occurs quickly; extinction occurs quickly as well
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Partial (intermittent) reinforcement
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reinforcing the behavior randomly
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fixed ratio
Definition
a certain number of responses leads to a reward or reinforcement (continuous); piecemeal schedule
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variable ratio
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reinforcemtnt occurs after vrious numbers of response acquisition is strong and very difficult to extinguish; gambling
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fixed interval
Definition
after a set amount of time one is reinforced, works on a start stop scale; checking to see if the cookies are done
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variable interval
Definition
after a random amount of time one is reinforced, slow and stead response; checking email
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latent learning
Definition
learning that occurs but it is not apparent until there is incentive to demonstrate it
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overjustification effect
Definition
you are promised a reward for something you already enjoy doing; motivation turns into the reward, becomes less enjoyable
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intrensic motivation
Definition
the desire to do a behavior for the sake of doing it; to be effective at something
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observational learning
Definition
learning by observing others
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modeling
Definition
observing others and imitating their behaviors
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mirror neurons (mental imagery)
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located in our frontal lobes; act similary whether we are observing abehavior or doing the same
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