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What is Punishment
The process of weakening a response by following it with unpleasant consequences.
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What is Extinction
Gradual loss of an association over time.
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What is Primary Reinforcement
A reward that is necessary for survival.
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What is Albert Bandura
This psychologist's Bobo doll experiment is most closely associated with social learning.
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What is Strategies
Methods for solving problems.
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What is Stimulus
Anything that causes a response.
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What is Unconditioned Stimulus
Stimulus that automatically causes a response.
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What is Secondary Reinforcement
A reward that represents a primary reinforcer.
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What is Observational Learning
With this type of social learning, the learner imitates the behavior of others.
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What is Response
A reaction to a stimulus.
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What is Reinforcement
Something that follows a response and strengthens the tendency to repeat that response.
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What is Unconditioned Response
Automatic response to a natural stimulus.
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What is Shaping
The process of slowly refining a response by repeatedly reinforcing it.
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What is Cognitive Map
Mental image of where you are located and your surroundings.
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What is Generalization
A behavior that spreads from one situation to a similar one.
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What is Cognitive Approach
Learning that emphasizes abstract mental processes and previous knowledge.
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What is Conditioned Stimulus
Previously neutral stimulus that has been associated with a natural stimulus.
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What is B.F. Skinner
The psychologist who is most closely associated with operant conditioning.
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What is Latent Learning
Type of cognitive learning that goes on under the surface.
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What is Social Learning
Learning that occurs from the behavior of others.
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What is Classical Conditioning
Associations are made between a natural stimulus and a learned, neutral stimulus.
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What is Conditioned Response
Response to a stimulus that is brought about by learning.
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What is Fixed Ratio Schedule
Reinforcement schedule that occurs after a desired behavior is performed a set number of times.
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What is Reinforcement Value
Preference for certain types of reinforcement over others.
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What is Operant Conditioning
Learning that results from the individual’s actions and the consequences they cause.
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