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Basic concepts of learning

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Operant Conditioning   Learning. Behavior strengthened followed by reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher. We associate our own actions w/ consequences.  
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Law of Effect   Thorndike's idea that Rewarded Behavior Tends to Recur.  
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Reinforcement   Any consequence that strengthens /increases a behavior.  
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Positive Reinforcement   A desirable stimulus is added. Pet a dog who comes when you call it.  
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Negative Reinformanct   Something that provides relief. Remove an aversive stimulus  
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Punishment   Any consequence tends to decrease the behavior of the behavior it follows.  
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Supporters and Researchers of non-violent parenting: found 4 major draw-backs of physical punishment   True or False  
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1. Punished behavior is suppressed, not forgotten   True or False  
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2. Punishment teaches discrimination among situations.   True or False  
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3. Punishment can teach fear.   True or False  
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4. Physical punishment may increase aggression by modeling violence as a way of coping with problems.   True or False  
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Limits of Classical Conditioning:   Our learning results not only from environmental experiences, but also from cognitive and biological influences.  
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Limits on Operant Conditioning   We most easily and retain behaviors that reflect our biological predispositions. Biological constraints predispose us to learn associations that are naturally adaptive.  
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A mental representation of the layouts of one's environment.   Cognitive map  
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Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it. Learn it now, use it later.   Latent learning  
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A desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake.   Intrinsic motivation  
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A desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment.   Extrinsic motivation  
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Positive, constructive, helpful behavior. This non-violent action is powerful.   Prosocial behavior  
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Repeated viewing of media violence   Dulls viewers' sensitivity to violence. Desensitizes people; we become more indifferent; Watching cruelty fosters indifference. Violence viewing effect.  
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Children who often receive physical punishment tend to display more aggression, and often become more aggressive over time.   Antisocial Effects on Behavior.  
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