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classical conditioning
reflexive involuntary responses to stimuli other
than the original one
operant conditioning
voluntary responses to stimuli through consequences of previous acts
punishing, reinforcement..etc
cognitive social learning
learning through thought processes underlying behaviors
stimulus generalization
tendency to respond in the same way to stimuli with similar characters
stimulus discrimination
learned response to a specific stimulus, but not to other similar stimuli
reinforcements
responses that are strengthened and likely to increase
punished responses
they are weakened and like to DECREASE
primary reinforcers
e.g. food, something we can't live withouth
secondary reinforcers
e.g. money; is learned
positive reinforcement (+)
(+) add something that increases the likelihood of the response
negative reinforcement (-)
takes something AWAY that INCREASES likelihood of the response (-)
Principles of reinforcement
strengthening a response through reinforcement
schedules of reinforcement
shaping
weakening a response through punishment
shaping
involves reinforcement for successive approximations if the desired response
positive punishment
add something that will decrease the likelihood of the response
negative response
taking away something that will decrease the likelihood of the response
insight learning
learning occurs with a sudden flash of understanding
latent learning
learning occurs without reinforcement and remain hidden until needed
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dreachua
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19987
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chapter 6
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Learning/ Conditioning
Updated
2010-05-20T06:20:25Z
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