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Ch.6 Learning- Intro to psych Flashcards

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131471363classicalIvan Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about this type of conditioning
131471364TolmanHis research showed that reinforcement is not always necessary for learning to occur
131471365cognitive mapA mental picture is another name for a
131471366variable-ratioThe most effective form of reinforcement schedule is
131471367negative reinforcementIdentify the type of reinforcement used in the following examples :Someone who becomes too warm in the sun and moves in the shade.
131471368primary reinforcerstimulus that encourages a behavior by meeting an organism's biological need
131471369spontaneous recoveryaction in which an organism displays responses that were extinguished earlier
131471370massed learningtrying to learn something all at once
131471371partial reinforcementinterval schedules and ratios are examples of this
131471372personal contractbehavior modification in which a person sets goals and creates a system of rewards to encourage desired behavior
131471373token economyform of behavior that "pays" if people act correctly
131471374conditioningtype of learning that involves stimulus-response connections
131471375observational learningmodeling is a form of this type of learning
131471376generalizationact of responding in the same ways to stimuli that seem to be similar; is a form of classical conditioning and enables people and animals to adapt to their environment
131471377chaininglearning in which each step of a sequence is learned and leads to the next step
131471378floodingThe method of ______ involves exposing a person to a harmless stimulus until he or she is no longer afraid of it.
131471379latentThe form of learning that keeps knowledge hidden until it is needed is called ______.
131471380shaping_____ is a method of teaching complex behavior behaviors by breaking them down into manageable parts.
131471381negativeA/An _____ reinforcer increases the frequency of the behavior that follows when a reinforcer is removed.
131471382previewingThe first step in the PQ4R method involves ______ the subject matter in the textbook.
131471383distributedTo review something effectively you should use the method of learning known as _______learning.
131471384systematic desensitizationis a form of behavior modification that uses relaxation techniques to "flood" a person with good feelings while exposing them to objects that they fear.
131471385adaptClassical conditioning helps animals and people ___ to their environments.

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