Transcript X-Period/Learning Test

X-Period/Learning Test
Notecards for vocabulary
Classical conditioning
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Pavlov- starts with unlearned relationship
UCS-----to-----UCR
NS becomes CS
Conditioning
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Means learning
Ivan Pavlov
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Russian- discovers Classical Conditioning
UCS
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Unlearned stimulus
Pavlov’s dog exp it is --food
UCR
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Unlearned response
Pavlov’s exp-- salivation
NS
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Neutral stimulus
Pavlov’s exp– footsteps , bells
John Watson
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Father of behaviorism
Baby Albert
Baby Albert
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Exp where fear was learned then generalized
to all white fluffy things
Discrimination
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Respond to a specific stimuli
Operant Conditioning
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S-R-R
Reinforcement causes behavior
Law of Effect
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Practice makes perfect
BF Skinner
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Famous behaviorist
Skinner box
ALL behavior relates to external rewards
Stimulus
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Trigger from the environment that creates the
response
Response
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Behavior that is created by the stimulus
Reinforcement
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ALWAYS increases behavior happening again
Punishment
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Extinguishes a behavior
Positive Reinforcement
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Uses rewards to increase a behavior
Negative Reinforcement
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Uses avoidance of an unpleasant experience
to increase a desired behavior
Primary Reinforcement
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Needed for survival such as food
Secondary Reinforcment
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Can be turned into a primary reinforcement
such as money or education diploma
Fixed ratio schedule
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Reward after set amount of behaviors
Ex. Buy 10 cups of coffee– get 11th one free
Variable Ratio
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Rewards after undetermined behaviors
Ex lottery tickets
Fixed Interval
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Reward at specific times
Ex. paycheck
Variable interval
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Reward at various time periods
Ex. fishing
Observational Learning
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Learn by watching others
Albert Bandura
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Studied the power of observational learning
Experiments on children watching violent TV
and then playing more violently