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classical conditioning
a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events, automatic/involuntary behaviors
operant conditioning
a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher, Voluntary
Ivan Pavlov Experiment
He would ring a bell (neural stimulus), present dog with food (unconditioned stimulus), and the dog would salivate (unconditioned response). After doing this, the dog learns that bell (conditioned stimulus) means food and would salivate (conditioned response) without the food.
Unconditioned Stimulus
a stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and automatically—triggers a response.
Unconditioned Response
the unlearned, naturally occurring response to the unconditioned stimulus, such as salivation when food is in the mouth.
Conditioned Stimulus
a stimulus that elicits a response only after learning has taken place
Conditioned Response
a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus
higher-order conditioning
occurs when a strong conditioned stimulus is paired with a neutral stimulus, causing the neutral stimulus to become a second conditioned stimulus (also known as Second Order Conditioning)
Extinction
the diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow a conditioned stimulus; occurs in operant conditioning when a response is no longer reinforced.
spontaneous recovery
the reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response
Generalization
the tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses
Discrimination
the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus
Learned Helplessness
the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events
Law of Effect
Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely
Shaping
rewarding successive approximations as you get closer to a desired behavior
Chaining
teaching a complex response by linking together less complex skills
Postive Reinforcement
A stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response. (Add desirable Stimulus)
Negative Reinforcement
A stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response. (Remove Bad stimulus)
primary reinforcer
stimulus that is naturally rewarding, such as food or water
Conditioned Reinforcer
a stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties through prior learning
Immediate Reinforcer
a reinforcer that occurs instantly after a behavior
Delayed Reinforcer
a reinforcer that occurs in the future after a behavior
Continuous reinforcement
reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs, Quick to learn but quick to forget
Partial reinforement
reinforcing a response only part of the time, slow to learn but hard to forget
fixed-ratio schedule
a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses
variable-ratio schedule
a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses
fixed-interval schedule
a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed
variable-interval schedule
a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals
Skinner's experiment
operant chamber / Skinner box, a rat pushing a button to get food, not a natural action
Positive Punishment
adding an undesirable stimulus to stop or decrease a behavior
Negative Punishment
the removal of a stimulus to decrease the probability of a behavior's recurring
obervational learning (modeling)
social learning theory from imitation
mirror neurons
Frontal lobe neurons that fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so. The brain's mirroring of another's action may enable imitation, language learning, and empathy.
Prosocial Effects
Possible response of observational learning where positive behaviors are learned.
Antisocial Effect
Possible response of observational learning where negative behaviors are learned.
Latent Learning
Learning that becomes evident with reward, hidden learning
Insight
Sudden realization
Intrinsic motivation
doing something because you naturally enjoy it
Extrinsic Motivation
Do something because you are rewarded
Over-justification effect
When you reward something people enjoy, they enjoy the activity less and want an increase in the reward to justify doing the activity
Instinctive Drift
Go back to biological predispositions