AP Psychology - Unit VI - Learning - Flashcards

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Our capacity to learn new behaviors that help us cope with changing circumstances

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Adaptability

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The process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors

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Learning

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We learn to expect and prepare for significant events such as food or pain

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Classical conditioning

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We typically learn to repeat acts that bring rewards and to avoid acts that bring unwanted results

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Operant conditioning

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We learn new behaviors by observing events and by watching others, and through language, we learn things we have neither experienced nor observed

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Cognitive learning

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A mental connection between ideas or things

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Association

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Learned ______________________ often operate subtly. Give people a red pen (associated with error marking) rather than a black pen and, when correcting essays, they will spot more errors and give lower grades.

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associations

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Learned associations also feed our ______________ behaviors.

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habitual

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On average, behaviors became habitual after about ______ days

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66

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An organism's decreasing response to a stimulus with repeated exposure to it

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Habituation

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Learning that certain events occur together; the events may be two stimuli (as in classical conditioning) or a response and its consequences (as in operant conditioning)

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Associative learning

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Any event or situation that evokes a response

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Stimulus

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An example of this would be learning that a flash of lightning signals an impending crack of thunder

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Classical conditioning

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An example of this would be learning to repeat acts that are followed by good results and avoid acts that are followed by bad results

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Operant conditioning

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The acquisition of mental information, whether by observing events, by watching others, or through language

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Cognitive learning

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Learning that occurs through watching the behavior of others

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Observational learning

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A type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events

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Classical conditioning

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The view that psychology 1) Should be an objective science that 2) Studies behavior without reference to mental processes Most research psychologists today agree with 1 but not 2

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Behaviorism

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In classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning

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Neural stimulus (NS)

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What psychologist is most known for his experiments that dealt with classical conditioning?

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Ivan Pavlov

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Pavlov's work laid the foundation for many of psychologist John B. ____________'s ideas

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Watson

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Pavlov and Watson shared both a disdain for "mentalistic" concepts (such as _____________________) and a belief that the basic laws of learning were the same for all animals

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consciousness

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Events Pavlov's dog could see or hear but didn't associate with food

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Neural stimuli

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In classical conditioning, an unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus

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Unconditioned response

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In classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally - naturally and automatically - triggers a response

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Unconditioned stimulus

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Drooling is an unconditioned ____________.

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response

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The food is an unconditioned ____________.

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stimulus

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An unconditioned stimulus produces an unconditioned _____________.

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response

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A _____________ _____________ produces no salivation response before conditioning.

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neural stimulus

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_____________ called the dogs' anticipatory salivation "psychic secretion." Putting these informal observations to an experimental test, _____________ presented a stimulus (e.g. the sound of a metronome) and then gave the dog food; after a few repetitions, the dogs started to salivate in response to the stimulus

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Pavlov

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In classical conditioning, a learned response to a previously neural (but now conditioned) stimulus

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Conditioned response

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In classical conditioning, an originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response

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Conditioned stimulus

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In classical conditioning, the initial stage, when one links a neural stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neural stimulus begins triggering a conditioned response.

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Acquistion

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In operant conditioning, the strengthening of a reinforced response

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Acquisition

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A procedure in which the conditioned stimulus in one conditioning experience is paired with a new neural stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) condition stimulus

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Higher-order conditioning

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For example, an animal that has learned that a tone predicts food might then learn that a light predicts the tone and begin responding to the light alone

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Higher-order conditioning (also called second-order conditioning)

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Salivation in response to the tone, however, is _____________

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learned

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To understand the acquisition, or initial learning, of the stimulus-response relationship, Pavlov and is associates had to confront the question of _____________. How much time should elapse between presenting the bell and the food? In most cases, half a second usually works well.

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timing

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NS

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Neural stimulus

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US

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Unconditioned stimulus

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UR

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Unconditioned response

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CS

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Conditioned stimulus

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CR

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Conditioned response

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Conditioning helps an animal _____________ and reproduce - by responding to cues that help it gain food, avoid dangers, locate mates, and produce offspring

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survive

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The diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when an unconditioned response does not follow a conditioned stimulus; occurs in operant conditioning when a response is no longer reinforced

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Extinction

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The reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response

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Spontaneous recovery

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The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses

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Generalization

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Example of this would be when a dog conditioned to salivate when rubbed would also drool a bit when scratched

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Generalization

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In classical conditioning, the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus

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Discrimination

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Which of the following is best defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience? a. Acquisition b. Stimulus c. Learning d. Habituation e. Response

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C

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Lynn is teaching learning. Every time she claps her hands, charlie turns off the light. When Randy claps in approval of Lynn's presentation, Charlie does not turn the light off. What concept of Charlie demonstrated? A. Habituation B. Discrimination C. Spontaneous recovery D. Extinction

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B

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Classical conditioning is the type of learning in which a person links two or more stimuli and a. Forgets about them b. Lays them out in sequence c. Shuts down d. Anticipates events e. Receives reward

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D

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In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus a. Naturally triggers a response b. Is a naturally occurring response c. Is initially irrelevant, and then comes to trigger a response d. Objectively studies psychology e. Is Pavlovian

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A

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Students are accustomed to a bell ringing to indicate the end of a class period. The principal decides to substitute popular music for the bell to indicate the end of each class period. Students quickly respond to the music in the same way they did to the bell. What principle does this illustrate? A. Acquisition B. Habituation C. Generalization D. Functional fixedness E. Stimulus

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C

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The work of Ivan Pavlov and John Watson fits best into which of psychology's perspectives? A. Humanism B. Gestalt psychology C. Trait theory D. Behaviorism E. Neuropsychology

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D

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A type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher

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Operant conditioning

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Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequence becomes less likely

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Law of effect

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Behavior that operates on the environment to produce rewarding or punishing stimuli is called ____________ ____________

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Operant behavior

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In operant conditioning research, a chamber (also known as Skinner box) containing a bar or key that an animal can manipulate to obtain a food or water reinforcer; attaches devices record the animal's rate of bar pressing or key pecking

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Operant chamber

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In operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows

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Reinforcement

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An operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior

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Shaping

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In operant conditioning, a stimulus that elicits a response after association with reinforcement (in contrast to related stimuli not associated with reinforcement)

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Discriminative stimulus

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What psychologist is most associated with operant conditioning?

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Skinner

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Increasing behaviors by presenting positive reinforcers

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Positive reinforcement

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A ____________ ____________ is any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response

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Positive reinforcer

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A series of rewards that provide positive reinforcement for behavior changes that are successive steps towards the final desired behavior

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Successive Approximation

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Increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing negative stimuli

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Negative reinforcement

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____________ ____________ is not punishment

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Negative reinforcement

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Example of this would be petting a dog every time that it comes when you call it

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Positive reinforcement

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Example of this would be fastening a seat belt to end the loud beeping

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Negative reinforcement

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A ____________ ____________ is any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response

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Negative reinforcer

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An innately reinforcing stimulus, such as one that satisfies a biological need

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Primary reinforcer

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A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer; also know as a secondary reinforcer

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Conditioned reinforcer

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A pattern that defines how often a desired response will be reinforced

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Reinforcement schedule

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Reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs

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Continuous reinforcement

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Reinforcing a response only part of the time; results in slower acquisition of a response but much greater resistance to extinction than does continuous reinforcement

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Partial (intermittent) reinforcement

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In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses

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Fixed-ratio schedule

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An example of this would be coffee shops rewarding us with a free drink after every 10 purchased

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Fixed-ratio schedule

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In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses

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Variable-ratio schedule

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An example of this would be what slot-machine players and fly-casting anglers experience

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Variable-ratio schedule

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In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed

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Fixed-interval schedule

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An example of this would be people checking for the mail more frequently as the anticipated time for delivery approaches

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Fixed-interval schedule

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In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals

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Variable-interval schedule

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An example of this would be checking for a Facebook response

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Variable-interval schedule

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An event that tends to decrease the behavior that it follows

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Punishment

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Any consequence that decreases the frequency of a preceding behavior

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Punisher

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Administer an aversive stimulus

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Positive punishment

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Example would be spraying water on a barking dog or giving a traffic ticket for speeding

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Positive punishment

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Withdraw a rewarding stimulus

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Negative punishment

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Example would be taking away a teen's driving privileges or revoking a library card for nonpayment of fines

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Negative punishment

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Immediate reinforcers (such as a purchased treat) offer immediate payback; ________ed reinforces (such as a weekly paycheck) require the ability to ________ gratification

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delay

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Punishment can have undesirable side effects such as _____________________ rather than changing unwanted behaviors, teaching aggression, creating fear, encouraging discrimination (so that the undesirable behavior appears when the punisher is not present), and fostering depression and low self-esteem.

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suppressing

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What do we call the kind of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer? A. Operant conditioning B. Respondent behavior C. Classical conditioning D. Shaping E. Punishment

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A

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Which of the following best describes a discriminative stimulus? A. Something that elicits a response after association with a reinforcer B. An innately reinforcing stimulus C. Something that when removed increases the likelihood of the behavior D. An event that decreases the behavior it follows E. An amplified stimulus feeding back information to responses

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A

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Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely is known as what? A. Law of effect B. Operant conditioning C. Shaping D. Respondent behavior E. Discrimination

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A

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All of the following are examples of primary reinforcers except a A. Rat's food reward in a Skinner box B. Cold drink on a hot day C. High score on an exam for which a student studied diligently D. Hug from a loved one E. Large meal following an extended time without food

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C

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A system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension

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Biofeedback

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Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus

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Respondent behavior

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Behavior that operates on the environment, producing consequences

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Operant behavior

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In sports as in the laboratory, the accidental timing of rewards can produce ______________ ______________.

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Superstitious behaviors

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The message for messengers? Reward ______________, achievable behaviors, not vaguely defined "merit."

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specific

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Operant conditioning also reminds us that reinforcement should be ______________.

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immediate

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Parents should remember that basic rule of shaping: Notice people doing something ______________ and affirm them for it.

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right

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For self-improvement: 1. State your goal in measurable terms and announce it 2. Monitor how often you engage in your desired behavior 3. ______________ the desired behavior 4. Reduce the rewards gradually

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Reinforce

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Both classical and operant conditioning are forms of ______________ learning.

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associative

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Basic idea: Organism associates events

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Classical Conditioning

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Basic idea: Organism associates behavior and resulting events

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Operant Conditioning

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Response: Involuntary, automatic

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Classical Conditioning

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Response: Voluntary, operates on environment

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Operant Conditioning

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Classical Conditioning: Associating events; NS is paired with US and becomes CS Operant Conditioning: Associating response with a consequence (reinforcer or punisher)

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Acquisition

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Classical Conditioning: CR decreases when CS is repeatedly presented alone Operant Conditioning: Responding decreases when reinforcement stops

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Extinction

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Classical Conditioning: The reappearance, after a rest period, of an extinguished CR Operant Conditioning: The reappearance, after a rest period, of an extinguished response

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Spontaneous recovery

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Classical Conditioning: The tendency to respond to stimuli similar to the CS Operant Conditioning: Organism's response to similar stimuli is also reinforced

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Generalization

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Classical Conditioning: The learned ability to distinguish between a CS and other stimuli that do not signal a US Operant Conditioning: Organism learns that certain responses, but not others, will be reinforced

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Discrimination

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What do we call it when the CR decreases as the CS is repeatedly presented alone? A. Generalization B. Discrimination C. Spontaneous recovery D. Extinction E. Acquisition

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D

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The basic idea behind classical conditioning is that the organism A. Associates events. B. Associates behavior and resulting events. C. Voluntarily operates on the environment. D. Associates response with a consequence. E. Quits responding when reward stops.

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A

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What do we call the reappearance, after a rest period, of an extinguished response? A. Acquisition B. Spontaneous recovery C. Discrimination D. Operant conditioning E. Classical conditioning

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B

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What do we call behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus? A. Respondent behavior B. Operant behavior C. Extinguished behavior D. Biofeedback conditioning E. Skinnerian conditioning

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A

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Superstitious behavior can be produced by A. careful manipulation of a classical conditioning experiment. B. the accidental timing of rewards. C. possession of a large number of traditionally lucky items. D. cognitive awareness of superstitious behavior in others. E. the change in a reinforcement schedule from ratio to interval.

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B

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What do we call a desire to perform a behavior in order to receive promised rewards or to avoid threatened punishment? A. Latent learning B. Extrinsic motivation C. Intrinsic motivation D. Insight learning E. Emotion-focused coping

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B

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Elephants appear to have the capacity to remember large-scale spaces over long periods. Which of the following best identifies this capacity? A. Latent learning B. Insight C. Cognitive maps D. Intrinsic motivation E. Extrinsic motivation

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C

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Which ability is a good predictor of good adjustment, better grades, and social success? A. Self-control B. Locus of control C. Problem-focused coping D. Learned helplessness E. Emotion-focused coping

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A

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The perception that we control our own fate is also called what? A. Self-control B. Learned helplessness C. Internal locus of control D. External locus of control E. Emotion-focused coping

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C

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A woman had been pondering a problem for days and was about to give up when, suddenly, the solution came to her. Her experience can be best described as what? A. Cognitive mapping B. Insight C. Operant conditioning D. Classical conditioning E. Unconscious associative learning

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B

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Bandura's famous Bobo doll experiment is most closely associated with which of the following? A. Latent learning B. Classical conditioning C. Operant conditioning D. Cognitive maps E. Observational learning

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E

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Which of the following processes is the best term for explaining how we learn languages? A. Biofeedback B. Discrimination C. Modeling D. Insight E. Creativity

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C

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Which of the following is the most likely consequence of the brain's tendency to vicariously experience something we observe? A. Actual physical injury B. The risk of misremembering our own actions C. Interference with associative learning D. The elimination of classically conditioned responses to stimuli E. A confusion between reinforcers and rewards in an operant conditioning setting

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B

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When is prosocial modeling most effective? A. When the model acts in a way consistent with the prosocial lesson B. When the model verbally emphasizes the prosocial lesson but acts as she chooses C. When the model is predisposed to the prosocial conduct D. When the observer has a close personal relationship with the model E. When the model is well-known

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A

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Which of the following is the best synonym for social learning? A. Observational learning B. Modeling C. Mirror neuron imitation D. Prosocial model E. Imitation

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A

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Money is a special secondary reinforcer called a ___________________ ____________________ (because it can be traded for just about anything)

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generalized reinforcer

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Things that are in themselves rewarding

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Primary reinforcer

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Things we have learned to value

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Secondary reinforcer

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Every time a desired behavior is performed, a token is given

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Token economy

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In addition, experiment evidence shows that viewers of media violence show a reduction in emotional arousal and distress when they subsequently observe violent acts a condition known as ______________ ________________

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psychic number

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Learning that occurs but is not apparent until the learner has an incentive to demonstrate it

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Latent learning

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Learning that unable to avoid aversive events, can't control environment, gives up

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Learned helplessness

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Example would be having a test on Monday

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Learned helplessness

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An animal's capacity for conditioning is constrained by its ______________

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biology

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Occurs when an animal associates the taste of a certain food with symptoms caused by a toxic, spoiled, or poisonous substance

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Conditioned taste aversion

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Example: If you become violently ill after eating oysters, you probably would have a hard time eating them again. Their smell and taste would have become a CS for nausea.

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Taste aversion

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Biopsychosocial influences on learning: Biological Influences: 1. ______________ predispositions 2. Unconditioned responses 3. Adaptive responses Psychological Influences: 1. Previous experiences 2. Predictability of associations 3. Generalization 4. Discrimination Social-cultural Influences: 1. Culturally learned preferences 2. Motivation, affected by presence of others

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Genetic

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Biopsychosocial influences on learning: Biological Influences: 1. Genetic predispositions 2. Unconditioned responses 3. Adaptive responses Psychological Influences: 1. ______________ experiences 2. Predictability of associations 3. Generalization 4. Discrimination Social-cultural Influences: 1. Culturally learned preferences 2. Motivation, affected by presence of others

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Biopsychosocial influences on learning: Biological Influences: 1. Genetic predispositions 2. Unconditioned responses 3. Adaptive responses Psychological Influences: 1. Previous experiences 2. Predictability of associations 3. Generalization 4. Discrimination Social-cultural Influences: 1. Culturally learned preferences 2. ______________, affected by presence of others

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Motivation

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In a series of experiments that controlled for other factors (such as the brightness of the image), men found women more attractive and sexually desirable when framed in _________

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red

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Using food as a reinforcer, you could easily ______________ a hamster to dig or rear up because these are among the animal's natural food-searching behaviors. But you won't be so successful if you use food as a reinforcer to shape face washing and other hamster behaviors that aren't normally associated with food or hunger.

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condition

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Biological constraints predispose organisms to learn associations that are naturally ______________

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adaptive

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The tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response

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Instinctive drift

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An awareness of how likely it is that the unconditioned stimulus will occur

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Expectancy

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Associations can influence ______________

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attitudes

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Treatments that ignore ______________ often have limited success

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cognition

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A mental representation of the layout of one's environment. For example, after exploring a maze, rats act as if they learned a ______________ ______________ of it.

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Cognitive map

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Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it

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Latent learning

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A sudden realization of a problem's solution

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Insight

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A desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake

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Intrinsic motivation

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A phenomenon in which being rewarded for doing something actually diminishes intrinsic motivation to perform that action

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Overjustification effect

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A desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment

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Extrinsic motivation

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Alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods

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Coping

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Attempting to alleviate stress directly - by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor

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Problem-focusing coping

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Attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one's stress reaction

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Emotion-focused coping

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The hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events

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Learned helplessness

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Perceived ______________ is basic to human functioning

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control

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The perception that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate

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External locus of control

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The perception that you control your own fate

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Internal locus of control

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The ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for greater long-term rewards

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Self-control

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Learning by observing others (also called social learning)

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Observational learning

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The process of observing and imitating a specific behavior

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Modeling

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Frontal lobe neurons that some scientists believe fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so

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Mirror neurons

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The brain's ______________ of another's action may enable imitation and empathy

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mirroring

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Positive, constructive, helpful behavior

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Prosocial behavior

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The opposite of antisocial behavior

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Prosocial behavior

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Example would be a child who sees his sister burn her fingers on a hot stove learns not to touch it

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Observational learning

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The pioneering researcher of observational learning

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Albert Bandura

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Conclusion of this experiment was that children learn social behavior such as aggression through the process of observation learning - through watching the behavior of another person

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Bobo Doll experiment

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The performance of an act whose stimulus is the observation of the act performed by another person

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Overimitation

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The ability to attribute mental states—beliefs, intents, desires, pretending, knowledge, etc.—to oneself and others and to understand that others have beliefs, desires, intentions, and perspectives that are different from one's own

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Theory of mind

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Brain activity underlies our intensely ______________ ______________

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social nature

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The act of showing employees how to do something and guiding them through the process of imitating the modeled behavior

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Behavior modeling

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Disruptive acts characterized by covert and overt hostility and intentional aggression toward others

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Antisocial behaviors

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Can occur when an individual viewing television or film witnesses a scenario in which a violent act is not punished (the person committing the violence faces no consequences), the pain of the victim is not shown, the violent act is portrayed as being justified or the individual committing the violence is physically attractive

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Violence-viewing effect

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The violence-viewing effect seems to stem from at least two factors. One is imitation, and the second is that prolonged exposure to violence ______________ viewers

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desensitizes

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Which of the following most accurately describes an impact of punishment? A. Punishment is a good way to increase a behavior, as long as it is not used too frequently. B. Punishment may create problems in the short term but rarely produces long-term side effects. C. Punishment can be effective at stopping specific behaviors quickly. D. Punishment typically results in an increase of a behavior that caused the removal of an aversive stimulus. E. Punishment should never be used (in the opinion of most psychologists), because the damage it causes can never be repaired.

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C

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Which of the following is an application of shaping? A. A mother who wants her daughter to hit a baseball first praises her for holding a bat, then for swinging it, and then for hitting the ball. B. A pigeon pecks a disk 25 times for an opportunity to receive a food reinforcement. C. A rat presses a bar when a green light is on but not when a red light is on. D. A rat gradually stops pressing a bar when it no longer receives a food reinforcement. E. A gambler continues to play a slot machine, even though he has won nothing on his last 20 plays, and he has lost a significant amount of money.

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A

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What is one of the principal functions of mirror neurons? A. To allow an organism to replace an unconditioned response with a conditioned response B. To help produce intrinsic motivation in some children C. To be the mechanism by which the brain accomplishes observational learning D. To produce the neural associations that are the basis of both classical and operant conditioning E. To explain why modeling prosocial behavior is more effective than modeling negative behavior

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C

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Which of the following illustrates generalization? A. A rabbit that has been conditioned to blink to a tone also blinks when a similar tone is sounded. B. A dog salivates to a tone but not to a buzzer. C. A light is turned on repeatedly until a rat stops flexing its paw when it's turned on. D. A pigeon whose disk-pecking response has been extinguished is placed in a Skinner box three hours later and begins pecking the disk again. E. A child is startled when the doorbell rings.

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A

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What did Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiments demonstrate? A. Children are likely to imitate the behavior of adults. B. There may be a negative correlation between televised violence and aggressive behavior. C. Children are more likely to copy what adults say than what adults do. D. Allowing children to watch too much television is detrimental to their development. E. Observational learning can explain the development of fears in children.

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A

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What did Robert Rescorla and Allan Wagner's experiments establish? A. That the acquisition of a CR depends on pairing the CS and the US B. That different species respond differently to classical conditioning situations C. The current belief that classical conditioning is really a form of operant conditioning D. That mirror neurons form the biological basis of classical conditioning E. The importance of cognitive factors in classical conditioning

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E

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What does Edward Thorndike's law of effect state? A. The difference between positive and negative reinforcement B. That behavior maintained by partial reinforcement is more resistant to extinction than behavior maintained by continuous reinforcement C. How shaping can be used to establish operant conditioning D. That rewarded behavior is more likely to happen again E. The limited effectiveness of punishment

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D

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Which of the following processes would produce the acquisition of a conditioned response? A. Repeatedly present an unconditioned response B. Administer the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus C. Make sure that the conditioned stimulus comes at least one minute before the unconditioned stimulus D. Pair a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus several times E. Present the conditioned stimulus until it starts to produce an unconditioned response

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D

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Which of the following would help determine what stimuli an organism can distinguish between? A. Negative reinforcement B. A variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement C. A fi xed-ratio schedule of reinforcement D. Extinction E. A discriminative stimulus

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E

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A student studies diligently to avoid the bad feelings associated with a previously low grade on a test. In this case, the studying behavior is being strengthened because of what kind of reinforcement? A. Positive reinforcement B. Negative reinforcement C. Delayed reinforcement D. Primary reinforcement E. Conditioned reinforcement

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B

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Taste aversion studies lead researchers to which of the following conclusions? A. Taste is the most fundamental of the senses. B. There are genetic predispositions involved in taste learning. C. Animals must evaluate a situation cognitively before taste aversion develops. D. Taste aversion is a universal survival mechanism. E. An unconditioned stimulus must occur within seconds of a CS for conditioning to occur.

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D

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Mary checks her phone every 30 minutes for incoming text messages. Her behavior is being maintained by what kind of reinforcement schedule? A. Fixed-interval B. Variable-interval C. Variable-ratio D. Fixed-ratio E. Continuous

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A

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A dog is trained to salivate when it hears a tone associated with food. Then the tone is sounded repeatedly without an unconditioned stimulus until the dog stops salivating. Later, when the tone sounds again, the dog salivates again. This is a description of what part of the conditioning process? A. Spontaneous recovery B. Extinction C. Generalization D. Discrimination E. Acquisition

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A

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Latent learning is evidence for which of these conclusions? A. Punishment is an ineffective means of controlling behavior. B. Negative reinforcement should be avoided when possible. C. Cognition plays an important role in operant conditioning. D. Conditioned reinforcers are more effective than primary reinforcers. E. Shaping is usually not necessary for operant conditioning.

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C

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Classical and operant conditioning are based on the principles of which psychological perspective? A. Cognitive B. Biological C. Behaviorist D. Evolutionary E. Humanist

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C

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