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Associative learning
learning 2 events occurring together TERM 2
unconditioned stimulus (US)
DEFINITION 2 stimulus that unconditionally triggers responseex:food, money TERM 3
unconditioned response (UR)
DEFINITION 3 natural responseex: salivating , when foods in front of you TERM 4
conditioned stimulus (CS)
DEFINITION 4 neutral stimulus through association triggers conditioned responseex: training dog to eat when you blow whistle, whistle is conditioned stimulus TERM 5
conditioned response (CR)
DEFINITION 5 learned responseex: when dog hears whistle he begins to salivate
classical conditioning terms
B.F Skinner, type of associative learning involving 2 stimuluses occurring together TERM 7
acquisition
DEFINITION 7 stage in experiment where neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus cause new responseex: conditioned stimulus TERM 8
extinction
DEFINITION 8 diminishing of conditioned responseex: don't blow whistle for hours and dog forget to respond to it and going to food TERM 9
spontaneous recover
DEFINITION 9 refers to the re-emergence of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a delay.ex: don't blow whistle for hours and dog still remember when he hears it, to respond towards food TERM 10
generalization
DEFINITION 10 similar stimulus to conditioned stimulus cause conditioned responseex: similar whistle still causes dog to come to food
reinforcement schedules
consequence that will strengthen an organism's future behavior TERM 17
fixed ratio
DEFINITION 17 get reinforced after fixed number of responsesex: car sales man only gets paid if he sells certain amount of cars TERM 18
variable ratio
DEFINITION 18 get reinforced after non fixed numberex: unknown when you'll win lottery TERM 19
fixed interval
DEFINITION 19 get reinforced after fixed time periodex: you get paid every week TERM 20
variable interval
DEFINITION 20 get reinforced on non fixed time periodex: unexpected when you get paid as contractor because you not sure when job will be finished
reinforcement
increases behavior TERM 22
punishment
DEFINITION 22 decreases behavior TERM 23
positive
reinforcemnet
DEFINITION 23 behavior that gives positive stimulusex: clean room= reward from parents TERM 24
negative
reinforcement
DEFINITION 24 consequence that will strengthen an organism's future behavior by removing negative outcomeex: taking pain killers to reduce foot pain TERM 25
postive punishment
DEFINITION 25 giving something that provides non pleasant stimulusex: cussing in school causes parents to spank child
