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CHAPTER 7

PSYC 100

TermDefinition
learning a change in thought or behavior resulting from experience.
stimulus anything in the environment to which an organism might react.
response any behavior resulting from stimulus.
habituation simplest form of learning
UCS causes a reflex (food)
UCR the (normal) reflex (salivate to food)
CS a new thing that predicts (UCS) (bell)
CR reflex to new thing (salivate to bell)
Extinction disappearance of the CR, when CS is no longer paired with UCS
Spontaneous recovery the return of the CR after a delay.
Stimulus generalization when stimuli like the CS elicit a CR
Stimulus discrimination when stimuli like the CS do not elicit a CR
Operant Conditioning Acquiring behaviors as a result of the outcome or consequences of those behaviors
Thorndike's law of effect If a response, in the presence of a stimulus, is followed by a satisfying state of affairs, the bond between stimulus and response will be strengthened.
Operant learning involves an association between a stimulus and response, with the reward stamping in this connection
B.F Skinner famous behaviorist (Skinner Box)
Positive reinforcement pleasant stimulus is given to increase behavior.
Negative reinforcement unpleasant stimulus is removed to increase a behavior.
positive punishment unpleasant stimulus is given to decrease a behavior.
negative punishment pleasant stimulus is removed to decrease a behavior.
partial reinforcement reinforcing behaviors occasionally, rather than always.
schedules of partial reinforcement Fixed ratio, fixed interval, variable ratio, variable interval
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