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Ap Psych 6

Learning

TermDefinition
learning relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to experience
habituation decreasing response to a stimulus with repeated exposure to it
associative learning learning that certain events occur together
classical conditioning getting used to something
operant conditioning response and consequence
acquisition one initial links a neural stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus
high-order conditioning the conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neural stimulus, creating a second conditioned stimulus
extinction diminishing of a conditioned response
spontaneous recovery reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response
generalization stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus elicits similar responses
discrimination learned ability to distinguish between stimuli
learned helplessness learned when unable to avoid repeated aversive events
operant chamber a chamber that contains a bar or a key that can be manipulated to obtain a reinforcer
shaping guided behavior with reinforcers
discriminative stimulus elicits a response after association with reinforcement
positive adds
negative subtracts
fixed specific
variable unpredictable
ratio number
interval time period
latent learning hidden or symbolic learning
cognitive map mental representation of the layout of one's environment
insight sudden realization of the solution
over-justification effect intrinsic motivation becomes extrinsic motivation
social learning learning by observing others
modeling observing and imitating a specific behavior
mirror neurons fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so
prosocial effects positive, constructive, helpful
antisocial effects negative, destructive, unhelpful
Created by: jducttape
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