AP Psych Mods 26-30

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learning

process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors

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habituation

an organismā€™s decreasing response to a stimulus w repeated exposure to it

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neutral stimulus (NS)

in classical conditioning; a stim that produces no response before conditioning

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unconditioned response (UCR)

in classical conditioning; unlearned, nautrally occurring response (salivation) to an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) like food in the mouth

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unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

in classical conditioning; stimulus that unconditionally/naturally and automatically triggers a response

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conditioned response (CR)

in classical conditioning; learned response to a previously neutral, but conditional, stimulus

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conditioned stimulus (CS)

in classical conditioning; an originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stim (UCS), triggers a conditioned response

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acquisition

initial stage, when one links a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus begins triggering the conditioned response

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higher order/2nd order conditioning

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

[ex. light ā†’tone ā†’treat, responds to light alone]

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spontaneous recovery

reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response

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generalization

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

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discimination

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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law of effect

Thorndikeā€™s principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely and those followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely

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shaping

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

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fixed-ratio (rationā†’amount)

reinforcement schedule that reinforces response only after a specified number of responses

[ex. car salesman gets bonus after 5 cars]

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variable-ratio (rationā†’amount)

reinforcement schedule that reinforces response after an unpredictable # of responses

[ex. gambling and slot machines - pays out after average number of pulls]

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fixed-interval (time)

reinforcement schedule that reinforces response only after specified time has elapsed

[ex. my paycheck! after 2 weeks you get paid no matter what]

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vaiable-interval (time)

reinforcement schedule that reinforces response at unpredictable time intervals

[ex. random teacher evaluations]

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cognitive map

mental repsentation of layout of oneā€™s environment

[ex. after exploring a maze, rats act as if they have learned cognitive map of it]

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modeling

process of observing and imitating a specific behavior

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observational/social learning

learning by observing others

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prosocial behavior

positive, constructive, helpful behaviors - opposite of antisocial

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classical conditioning

biological: natural predispositions constrain what stimuli and responses can be easily associated

cognitive:developed expectation that CSā†’UCS

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operant conditioning

biological: organisms learn behaviors similar to natural ones; unnatural ones ā€œdriftā€ back towards natural ones

cognitive: expectation that response will be reinforced/punished; also exhibit latent learning without reinforcement

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