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Ch 5 Learning

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learning   show
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show theory of learning that focuses on observable behaviors.  
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show when we make a connection, or an association between two events  
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conditioning   show
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show learn association between two stimuli learns to anticipate events involves automatic response to a stimulus  
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operant conditioning   show
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show aka imitation/modeling; when a person observes and imitates another's behavior relies on mental processes  
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show automatic stimulus-response connections  
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unconditioned stimulus (US)   show
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show previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a conditioned response after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus  
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unconditioned response (UR)   show
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conditioned response (CR)   show
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show is a classical conditioning procedure for weakening a conditioned response by associating the fear-provoking stimulus with a new response that is incompatible with the fear  
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thorndike's law of effect   show
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shaping   show
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show the frequency of a behavior increases bc it is followed by the presentation of something that increases the likelihood the behavior will be repeated  
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negative reinforcement   show
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show occurs when the organism learns that by making a particular response a negative stimulus can be altogether avoided  
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learned helplessness   show
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show exhibiting learning that occured in one setting in a variety of other similar settings  
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discrimination   show
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extinction   show
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show fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval and variable interval  
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show rely on number of behaviors that must be performed prior to reward  
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interval schedules   show
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show number of behaviors or the amount of time that must pass before the reward is always the same  
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variable schedule   show
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4 main processes of behavioral learning are   show
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memory   show
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show encoding, storage and retrieval  
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encoding   show
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show focusing on a specific aspect of experience while ignoring others  
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show concentrating on more than one activity at the same time  
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show ability to maintain attention to a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time  
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executive attention   show
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show true  
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levels of processing   show
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elaborating   show
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show time frames of a fraction of a second to several seconds  
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show time frames up to 30 seconds  
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show time frames up to a lifetime  
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show grouping or chunking information  
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episodic memory   show
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semantic memory   show
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show aka declarative memory consist of episodic and semantic memory remmebers who what when were  
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implicit memory   show
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procedural memory   show
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show activation of memory that people already have in storage to help them remember new information  
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schema   show
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connectionism   show
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show memory of emotionally significant events that people often recall with more accuracy and vivid imagery than everyday events  
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show russian physiologist (studies the body) who discovered classical conditioning through his work on digestion in dogs  
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