AP psych unit 6
operant chamber
(a skinner box) contains a bar or key for animalto recive food
conditioned response
CC, a learned response to a previously neutral now conditioned stimulus
unconditoned stimulus
CC, a stimulus that unconditionally triggers a response
conditioned stimulus
CC, an originally irrelevant stimulus that after association with unconditoned stimulus comes to trigger a conditioned response
discrimination
CC, the learned ability to distinguish between CS and stimuli that dont signal US (more specific)
unconditoned response
CC, unlearned naturally occuring response (like salivation) to an unconditioned stimulus (food in mouth)
aquistion
CC, when one links neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus so that neutral stimulus begins triggering conditoned response aquire ,you got it
primary reinforcer
a reinforcing stimulus that satisfies a bio need food
cognitive learning
aquisition of mental info, whether by observing events by watching others or through language
law of effect
behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely
extinciton
diminishing of CR. when US doesnt follow a CS in CC capellis dog and doorbell, doesnt mean anything bc its extinct
students are accustomed to a bell ringing that when they change the bell to go to class to music they still leave.. this is ex of
generalization
all of the following are examples of primary reinforcers except a
high score on an exam for which a student studied diligently
neutral stimuli (ns)
in CC, stimulus that elicits no response before conditoning does nothing its neutral
discriminative stimulus
in operant conditioning, a stimulus that elicits a response after an association with reinforcement
reinforcement
in operant conditioning, any event that strenghtens the behavior it follows
shaping
in operant conditioning, procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior towards closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior raise hand in classroom but not on playground
positive reinforcement
increasing behaviors, any stimulus that strengthens a response ticket for bad speed hot stove= get burned they add to life to lessen behavior
thorndikes principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely is known as what
law of effect
what is defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience
learning
operant conditioning
learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished is followed by a punisher
associative learning
learning that certain events occur together. may be two stimuli links certain events in the process of conditioning
negative reinforcement
making behavior stronger by taking something away study for a test for no stress tylenol
in classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus
naturally triggers a response
habituation
organisms decreasing response to a stimulus with repeated exposure to it
fixed ratio schedule
organized schedule, like check hw every 3 days
reinforcement schedules
pattern that defines how often a desired response will be reinforced
learning
process of aquiring new and relatively enduring info/behaviors
spontaneous recovery
reappearance after a pause of an extinguished conditioned response hears song again, feeling will come back but not all the way
continuous reinforcement
reinforcing desired response everytime it occurs check hw everyday then check once in a while
conditioned reinforcer
secondary money, didnt know it had value until you got taught
which describes a discriminative stimulus
something that elicits a response after association with a reinforcer
classical conditoning
type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events
behaviorism
view that psych should be an objective science, studies behavior without reference to mental processes observable behaviors
generalization
you hear one thing and you will say its true for everyone
