Learning

Two Types of Conditioning

Two Types of Conditioning

Classical and Operant

Types of Stimulus

Neutral, Conditioned, and Unconditioned.

Types of Responses

Unconditioned and Conditioned.

Neutral Stimulus

Having to do nothing with the original response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

Event which triggers a predictable response w/o learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

Sthat result in a conditioned

Positive reinforcement

Encouraging behavior by adding something pleasant.

Positive Punishment

Discouraging behavior by adding something unpleasant.

Negative reinforcement

Encouraging behavior by removing something unpleasant.

Negative Punishment

Discouraging behavior by removing something pleasant.

Bobo Doll Experiment Author

Albert Bandura

Bobo Doll Experiment is an example of:

Social Learning

The Skinner Box Author

B.F. Skinner

The Skinner Box is an example of:

Operant Conditioning

Pavlov’s Dogs Experiment is an example of:

Classical Conditioning

Antecedent

The first time that a stimulus causes a conditioned response.

Learned Helplessness

Condition in which repeated attempts to control a situation fail, resulting in the belief that a situation is uncontrollable.

Latent Learning

Alteration of a behavioral tendency that is not demonstrated by an immediate, observable change in behavior.

Cognitive Maps

A mental picture of spatial relationships or relationships between events..

Cognitive Learning

Form of altering behavior that involves mental processes and may result from observation or imitation.

Behavior Modification

Systematic application of learning principles to change people’s actions and feelings.

Modeling

Learning by imitating others; copying behavior.

Mimicry

Witnessing the behavior of others and doing the same thing.

Observational Learning

When an observer watches someone perform a behavior and is later able to reproduce it closely, though the observer was unable to do this before he or she observed the actions of the model.

Disinhibition

When an observer watches someone else engage in a threatening activity, the observer may find it easier to engage with that activity later.