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Assumptions/history

theorists Key concepts Application

Critical Eval

100What is the

behaviourist view of human nature?

People LEARN to making ASSOCIATIONS between two

events, etc.

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500Behaviorism can be

said to be a reaction to what?

What is STRUCTURALISM

Back

200Psychology should

concentrate on what?

Observable Phenomenon

Back

100The inventor of the

Operant Conditioning

Chamber

Who was Skinner

Back

400

The Father of American

Behaviorism

William James

Back

500 The Austrian

inventor of Classical Conditioning

Who was John Watson

Back

100Used dogs and saliva

to experiment withClassical conditioning?

Who was Pavlov

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200What is the law of

effect? And who coined it?

Who was Thorndyke; he postulated that pleasant

reinforcement would lead to a continuation of the behavior and

…

Back

100What is operant

conditioning? And who coined it

Skinner

The use of consequences to modify the occurrence and form

of behavior

Back

400Bandura is best known

for _____

Social Observational Learning

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100Describe Watson’s famous experiment and its importance

Little Albert; conditioned response to fear all white furry things. Creates the science of

Behaviorism

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200What does the neutral item always become

in classical Conditioning.

The CS

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200In operant conditioning, bar pressing behaviour

that is not ___ will undergo extinction.

Rewarded with a CS

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400State the two of the four

reward schedules of reinforcement. Which ones will result in the

steadiest rate of learning?

1. Fixed Interval2. Fixed Ratio

3. Variable Interval4. Variable Ratio

VARIABLE

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300Describe the difference

between negative reinforcement and

punishment. State an example of each

Negative Reinforcement = removing an unwanted stimulus

to focus on good behavior.

Punishment = supplying an unwanted stimulus by focusing

on the BAD behaviorBack

300What is a token

economy?

Giving secondary reinforcers for good behavior as in: AA

Back

300What is drive reduction

theory?

We are motivated to fix an imbalance in homeosasis

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The Question

100What is another (besides drive

reduction) to explain motivation?

1. Intrinsic Motivation 2. Expectation Theory

3. Cognitive Dissonance Theory4. Investment Theory

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500How does skinner

account for the speed with which an infant learns a language ?

An inherited module of the brain he called a

Language Acquisition Device or

L.A.D.

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200Bobby flinches every time he hears a high-pitched whining

sound b/c his childhood dentist did not use novacane when drilling cavities. The high-pitched sound is NOW a:

UCS, CS, CR, UCR, Neutral

What is a conditioned response

Back

400Squirrels can be taught to water ski using either

operant or classical conditioning.

What is Operant Conditioning

Back

300slowing modifying

behavior by getting closer and closer approximations of a desired goal behavior

What is Shaping

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400Learned responses in a consecutive order, each

reaction signaling the start of the next

behavior

What is Chaining

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400A child imitates (w/o being told) a parent’s

behavior?

What is Modeling

Back

A slot machine is an example of this type of reinforcement

schedule.

What is variable ratio

Back

Place your wagers!!

Back

State 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses

aspects of Behaviourism.

State 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses

aspects of Behaviourism.

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