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Behaviors are encouraged when followed by satisfying consequences and discouraged when followed by annoying consequences
SEMANTIC ENCODING:
Thorndike’s cats learned a behavior because of the reward they received. |
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positive reinforcement
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A behavior is followed by an desired stimulus. The desired stimulus makes the behavior more likely to recur.
SEMANTIC ENCODING:
Teaching a kid manners, teaching them this and making sure they learn it because it gets them far in life. its an encouraged its a good thing. |
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Negative reinforcement
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A behavior prevents or removes an undesired stimulus.The removal of a stimulus makes the behavior more likely to recur.
SEMANTIC ENCODING:
You have a headache (undesired stimulus) so you take an Advil (behavior). The Advil removes the headache. You are more likely to take Advil in the future. |
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Positive punishment
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A behavior is followed by an undesired stimulus. This procedure makes the behavior less likely to recur.
SEMANTIC ENCODING:
ou speed while driving so you get a speeding ticket. You are less likely to do this behavior in the future. |
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Negative punishment
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A desired stimulus is prevented or removed following a behavior.This makes the behavior less likely to recur.
SEMANTIC ENCODING:
A child is mean to their brother,so they get their TV taken away. They will be less likely to do this behavior in the future. |
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Occurs when an organism is trained so that stimuli similar to the CS do not result in a CR
SEMANTIC ENCODING:
A person is attacked by a large dog and develops a fear of all dog.After good interactions with small dogs, the person is still afraid of large dogs, but not small dogs. |
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Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcements
SEMANTIC ENCODING:
A muse running through the maze to understand and get to the cheese and understanding the path. |
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Learning through our social environmental influences rather than by internal forces.
SEMANTIC ENCODING: Bobo Doll Experiment is also an example. |
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The persistence of learning over time through storage and retrieval of information.
SEMANTIC ENCODING:
The Lyrics you sing, the photos you take.these flashcards i remember and going to use on your test, thats your memory |
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DEFINITION: the encoding of meaning instead of sound or visual
SEMANTIC ENCODING:example to remember the word: an eagle because it feeds on large prey |
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