behaviourist approach

What is classical conditioning

Occurs when 2 stimuli are repeatedly paired together as an unconditioned stimulus and neutral stimulus

What is a unconditioned stimulus

The stimulus that produces a reflex response

What is an unconditioned response

The reflex response to an unconditioned stimulus

What is a neutral stimulus

A new stimulus presented with the unconditioned stimulus which doesn’t produce a response

What is a conditioned response

The term to show that something is leaned and now conditioned

What is a conditioned response

The response that is learnt

What was the aim of pavlova dogs study

To make the dog salivate on demand

What was the unconditioned stimulus in pavlovs dogs

The food

What was the unconditioned response in pavlovs dogs

Dog salivating

What was the neutral stimulus

The bell

What was the conditioned stimulus

The bell

What was the conditioned stimulus

The dog salivating

What is operant conditioning

A form of learning in which behaviour is shaped and maintained by its consequences possible consequences of behaviour include positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement and punishment

What is negative reinforcement

Removing the unpleasant consequence when the desired behaviour is shown

What is positive reinforcement

Reward is given for a desired behaviour being shown

What is punishment

Unpleasant consequence for undesirable behaviour

What was the punishment in skinners box

The loud speaker

The lights

What was the negative reinforcement in skinners box

The electrical grid

What was the positive reinforcement in skinners box

Food been dispense