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| an enduring change in behavior as the result of experience |
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| Classical Conditioning - eg? |
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| when a neutral object comes to elicit a reflexive response - eg Pavlov's Dog |
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| the formation of an association between the conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus |
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| The process where the CS-US association begins to weaken |
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| When the consequences of an action determine the likelihood that it will be performed in the future |
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| an event that occurs following a response in order to maximize the likelihood of that response being repeated |
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| reinforcers that are innately reinforcing, such as those that satisfy biological needs |
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Established through classical conditioning, events or objects that become reinforcers through their repeated pairings with primary reinforcers |
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| By nine months, most infants can mimic certain expressions |
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| Albert Bandura Bobo Doll Study Demonstrates... |
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| Learning that occurs when behaviors are acquired or modified following exposure to others performing the behavior |
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| neurons in the motor cortex that are responsive to both: 1) the animal performing a task and 2) the animal observing someone else perform the same task |
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| Intercranial self-stimulation |
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| Animals will choose to self-administer electrical stimulation to pleasure centers in the brain over primary reinforcers (eg food, water, etc) |
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| Donald Hebb's theory on the biological mechanisms of learning |
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"neurons that fire together wire together" - long-term potentiation |
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