PBSI 107 Lecture Notes

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A tool used in operant conditioning to reward successive approximations of a target behavior.

Shaping

Innate reinforcing qualities such as food, water, and sleep.

Primary Reinforcers

Learned reinforcement values that are paired with primary reinforcers, e.g., money.

Secondary Reinforcers

A reinforcement schedule where an organism receives a reinforcer every time they display a behavior.

Continuous Reinforcement

A reinforcement schedule where an organism is reinforced intermittently, not every time.

Partial Reinforcement

Reinforcement is delivered at predictable time intervals.

Fixed Interval Schedule

Reinforcement is delivered at unpredictable time intervals.

Variable Interval Schedule

Reinforcement is delivered after a predictable number of responses.

Fixed Ratio Schedule

Reinforcement is delivered after an unpredictable number of responses.

Variable Ratio Schedule

Learning that occurs without reinforcement but is not demonstrated until there is a reason to show it.

Latent Learning

Learning by watching others and then imitating their behavior.

Observational Learning

Proposed by Albert Bandura, explaining learning through observation and internal mental states.

Social Learning Theory

Observation of the model being rewarded, increasing the likelihood of imitation.

Vicarious Reinforcement

Observation of the model being punished, decreasing the likelihood of imitation.

Vicarious Punishment

Bandura's study demonstrating that children learn aggressive behaviors by observing adults.

Bobo Doll Experiment