Psychology - Behaviorism
Discrimination
ability to respond differently to different stimuli
Generalization
an organism responds similarly to a second stimulus that is like the original CS
unconditioned response
an organisms automatic reaction to a stimulus
interval schedules
based on time
observational learning
behavior is watched and the reproduced by the observer, where behavior is imitated so well even thought this is a "new" behavior for them.
learning
relatively treatment change in behaviors that is a result of a certain experience
Distribition
watching some with bad behavior and no punishment increases the likely hood of them doing the same.
modelling
learning by imitating others behaviors
Aperrant Conditioning
learning from consequences of behavior, meaning that a certain action is reinforced or punished, which either increases or decreases the behavior
conditioned response
learning reaction to a conditioned stimulus
Learned helplessness
occurs when repeated attempts to control a situation fail.
Principles of reinforcement
A stimulus or event that increases the likelihood that is proceeding behavior will be repeated.
Engaged in Behavior
In the operant conditioning, the participant must be engaging in a behavior in order for the programmed outcome.
conditioned stimulus
a once-neutral event that produces a given response after a period of training in which it has been paired with an US
Conditioning
a person's pr animals old response becomes attached to new stimulus
Neutral stimulus
a stimulus that does not intially produce any parts of unconditioned response
Latent learning
alteration of behavior that is not demonstrated by an immediately observable change in behavior
unconditioned stimulus
an event that leads to a certain, predictable response without training
mental processes
are involved it he the learning process
operant
cause some change in the environment
Extinction v. spontaneous recovery
gradual disappearance of conditioned response when the CS is repeatedly presented w/o the US
Cognative learning
locks at how info is obtained, processed and organized
cognitive maps
mental picture of a place. That invades spatial relationships or between events
Ratio Schedules
numbers of responses
Ivan Pavlov
studying the process of digestion and come up with this idea of classical conditioning
Behavior Modification
systematic arrangement of learning rules in order to change behavior
Acquisition
the general gradual response to the classical conditioning
Behaviorism
theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, w/o appeal to thought or feelings & that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns
