PSYCH 121 EXAM 3 VERIFIED ACCURATE STUDY
GUIDE
learning - Answers - aquiring new behaviors or info through experinece
adaptibility - Answers - capacity to learn
associative learning - Answers - brain links events together
3 forms of learning - Answers - classical conditioning, operant conditiong, and
observational learning
conditioning - Answers - process of learning "associations"
classical conditiong - Answers - link 2+ stimuli together; automatic
Ivan Pavlov - Answers - dog studies; classical conditioning
in Pavlov's study, what was the UCS, UCR, NS, CS, and CR? - Answers - UCS: food
UCR: salivation
NS: bell tone
CS: bell tone w?out food
CR: saliavtion
5 stages of conditoning processes - Answers - aquisition, extinction, spontaneous
recovery, generalization, and discrimination
aquistion - Answers - when the NS begins triggering the CR
should the NS be presented before or after the UCS? - Answers - after
extinction - Answers - the diminishing of the CR over time
spontaneous recovery - Answers - CR can reappear suddenly after disappearing for a
time
generalization - Answers - a simular stimuli to the CS elicits the CR
discrimination - Answers - learned ability to tell the difference between CS and an
irrelevant stimuli
operant conditiong - Answers - associate a behavior with a consequence; increases
good behavior, decreases bad behavior; contollable behavior
, reinforcement - Answers - strengthens preceding response
positive reinforcement - Answers - presenting something pleasurable
negative reinforcement - Answers - reducing or removing something undesireable/
unpleasant
primary reinforcerers - Answers - things that are naturally reinforcing (food stops
hunger)
secondary reinforcers - Answers - learned reinforcers through experience (degrees get
jobs)
delayed reinforcers - Answers - also known as impulse control
continuous reinforcement - Answers - reinforcing desired behavior every time it happens
partial/intermittent - Answers - reinforcing desired behavior sometimes, but not always
fixed ratio - Answers - set # of responses
variable ratio - Answers - unpredictable #of responses
fixed interval - Answers - first response after fixed time period (getting a paycheck every
week)
variable interval - Answers - first response after varying time inervals (checking your
email)
punishment - Answers - decreases frequency of preceding behavior
positive punishment - Answers - giving punishment
negative punishment - Answers - removing pleasure
obseravtional learning - Answers - learning by observing others
modeling - Answers - process of observing and imitating behaviors
where are mirror neurons located - Answers - frontal lobe ( contagious yawning)
albert bandura modeling experiment - Answers - children watched adults hit a bobo doll;
they later displayed agression tooward bobo doll
pro-social behavior - Answers - behavior is positive, helpful behavior
GUIDE
learning - Answers - aquiring new behaviors or info through experinece
adaptibility - Answers - capacity to learn
associative learning - Answers - brain links events together
3 forms of learning - Answers - classical conditioning, operant conditiong, and
observational learning
conditioning - Answers - process of learning "associations"
classical conditiong - Answers - link 2+ stimuli together; automatic
Ivan Pavlov - Answers - dog studies; classical conditioning
in Pavlov's study, what was the UCS, UCR, NS, CS, and CR? - Answers - UCS: food
UCR: salivation
NS: bell tone
CS: bell tone w?out food
CR: saliavtion
5 stages of conditoning processes - Answers - aquisition, extinction, spontaneous
recovery, generalization, and discrimination
aquistion - Answers - when the NS begins triggering the CR
should the NS be presented before or after the UCS? - Answers - after
extinction - Answers - the diminishing of the CR over time
spontaneous recovery - Answers - CR can reappear suddenly after disappearing for a
time
generalization - Answers - a simular stimuli to the CS elicits the CR
discrimination - Answers - learned ability to tell the difference between CS and an
irrelevant stimuli
operant conditiong - Answers - associate a behavior with a consequence; increases
good behavior, decreases bad behavior; contollable behavior
, reinforcement - Answers - strengthens preceding response
positive reinforcement - Answers - presenting something pleasurable
negative reinforcement - Answers - reducing or removing something undesireable/
unpleasant
primary reinforcerers - Answers - things that are naturally reinforcing (food stops
hunger)
secondary reinforcers - Answers - learned reinforcers through experience (degrees get
jobs)
delayed reinforcers - Answers - also known as impulse control
continuous reinforcement - Answers - reinforcing desired behavior every time it happens
partial/intermittent - Answers - reinforcing desired behavior sometimes, but not always
fixed ratio - Answers - set # of responses
variable ratio - Answers - unpredictable #of responses
fixed interval - Answers - first response after fixed time period (getting a paycheck every
week)
variable interval - Answers - first response after varying time inervals (checking your
email)
punishment - Answers - decreases frequency of preceding behavior
positive punishment - Answers - giving punishment
negative punishment - Answers - removing pleasure
obseravtional learning - Answers - learning by observing others
modeling - Answers - process of observing and imitating behaviors
where are mirror neurons located - Answers - frontal lobe ( contagious yawning)
albert bandura modeling experiment - Answers - children watched adults hit a bobo doll;
they later displayed agression tooward bobo doll
pro-social behavior - Answers - behavior is positive, helpful behavior
