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Psych of Learning Quiz 6
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
11/03/2013

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Place conditioning (conditioned place preference) is an example of what kind of conditioning?
Definition
classical conditioning
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operant conditioning is defined as
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the consequence of the response alters the animal's behavior
Term
operant behavior is defined as
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the behavior alters the stimuli in the environment
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fixed ratio schedules of reinforcement are used to condition
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high rates of behavior
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checking the mailbox is an everyday example of what schedule reinforcement?
Definition
fixed interval reinforcement
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the cumulative record graph:
x-axis = ___?
y-axis = ___?
Definition
x-axis = time
y-axis = responses

the graph records the responses through time
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"Dr. Butterfly" suggested what is related to dopamine increases in the brain?
Definition
surprises
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Wolfram Schultz suggested that what is related to dopamine increases in the brain?
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- unexpected attention grabbing stimuli
- unexpected rewards (UCS)
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RP
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reward prediction
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RPE
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reward prediction error
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RPE's have been shown to cause
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decreases in tonic dopamine neuron action potentials
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Sr
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reinforcement stimulus
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Sd
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discriminatory stimulus = cue
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