AP psych terms

Key Terms and Concepts to Remember -

Unit 3 - Part 2 - Learning

Terms to Know:

Learning

Associative learning

Stimulus

Respondent behavior

Operant behavior

Cognitive learning

Ivan Pavlov

Classical conditioning

John B. Watson

Behaviorism

Neutral stimulus (NS)

Unconditioned stimulus (US)

Unconditioned response (UR)

Conditioned stimulus (CS)

Conditioned response (CR)

Acquisition

Higher-order conditioning

Extinction

Spontaneous recovery

Generalization

Discrimination

Preparedness

John Garcia

Operant conditioning

B.F. Skinner

Edward Thorndike

Law of effect

Operant chamber

Reinforcement

Shaping

Discriminative stimulus

Positive reinforcement

Negative reinforcement

Primary reinforcer

Conditioned reinforcer

Reinforcement schedule

Continuous reinforcement schedule

Partial (intermittent) reinforcement schedule

Fixed-ratio schedule

Variable-ratio schedule

Fixed-interval schedule

Variable-interval schedule

Punishment

Instinctive drift

Robert Rescorla

Edward Tolman

Cognitive map

Latent learning

Insight learning

Observational learning

Modeling

Albert Bandura

Mirror neurons

Prosocial behavior

Antisocial behavior

Most Frequent Questions:

Classical Conditioning

US, UR, NS, CS, CR

Pavlov dog experiment

Watson experiment (Little Albert)

Classical Conditioning Processes

Acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, higher-order conditioning, generalization, discrimination

Taste/flavor aversion

Biological restraints

Operant Conditioning

Skinner experiment (Operant Chamber / Skinner Box)

Ways to change behaviors

Reinforcement & Punishment

Schedules of Reinforcement

Biological restraints

Biological, Social-Cultural, Psychological influences on learning

Importance of cognition

Observational learning

Albert Bandura- bobo doll experiment