Set: chpt 7 Psychology

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reinforcement something that follows a response and strengthens the tnedency to repeat that response
conditioning making an association between two events by repeated exposure
classical conditioning associations are made between a natural stimulus and a learned, neutral stimulus
stimulus anything that causes a response
response a reaction to a stimulus
unconditioned stimulus automatically elicits a response, such as meat causing salivation
unconditioned response an automatic response to a particular natural stimulus, such as salivation to meat
conditioned stimulus a previously neutral stimulus that has been associated with a natural(or unconditional) stimulus
stimulus generalization a response spread from one specific stimulus to other stimuli that resemble the original
extincition the gradual loss of an association over time
operant conditioning results from ones actions and the consequences they cause
conditioned response a response to a stimulus that is brought about by learning for example, salivatin at the word pickle
primary reinforcement something necessary for psychological/physical survival that is used as a reward
secondary reinforcement anything that comes to represent a primary reinforcer;such as money bringing food
positive reinforcement strenghtening the tendency to repeat a response by following it w/ the addition of something pleasant.
negative reinforcement strengthening a response by following it with taking away or avoiding something unpleasant
generalization a behavior that spreads from one situation to a similar one
discrimination learning learning to tell the diff. between one event or object and another; the reverse of generalization
shaping the process of gradually refining a response by successively reinforcing closer approximations of it
punishment weakening a response by following it w/ unpleasant consequences
chaining reinforcing the connection between diff. parts of a sequence
continuous reinforcement each time a behavior occurs, reinforcemnt is given
schedules of reinforcement diff. methods of reinforcing
partial reinforcement schedule reinforcement is not given each time an act is performed
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  1. stimulus generalization → a response spread from one specific stimulus to other stimuli that resemble the original - 5 misses
  2. primary reinforcement → something necessary for psychological/physical survival that is used as a reward - 4 misses
  3. generalization → a behavior that spreads from one situation to a similar one - 4 misses
  4. continuous reinforcement → each time a behavior occurs, reinforcemnt is given - 4 misses
  5. discrimination learning → learning to tell the diff. between one event or object and another; the reverse of generalization - 3 misses
  6. classical conditioning → associations are made between a natural stimulus and a learned, neutral stimulus - 2 misses
  7. unconditioned stimulus → automatically elicits a response, such as meat causing salivation - 2 misses