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Basic concepts of learning

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Operant Conditioning   show
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show Thorndike's idea that Rewarded Behavior Tends to Recur.  
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Reinforcement   show
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show A desirable stimulus is added. Pet a dog who comes when you call it.  
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Negative Reinformanct   show
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show Any consequence tends to decrease the behavior of the behavior it follows.  
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show True or False  
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show True or False  
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2. Punishment teaches discrimination among situations.   show
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3. Punishment can teach fear.   show
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show True or False  
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show Our learning results not only from environmental experiences, but also from cognitive and biological influences.  
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show 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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show 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.   show
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A desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake.   show
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show Extrinsic motivation  
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Positive, constructive, helpful behavior. This non-violent action is powerful.   show
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Repeated viewing of media violence   show
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show Antisocial Effects on Behavior.  
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