CPDT-KA Learning Theory Exam Questions With Accurate Answers

positive reinforcement (R+) - ANSWER-something good from animal's perspective added after target behavior occurs, so behavior increases negative reinforcement (R-) - ANSWER-something bad from animal's perspective removed after target behavior occurs, so behavior increases positive punishment (P+) - ANSWER-something bad from the animal's perspective added after target behavior occurs, so behavior decreases negative punishment (P-) - ANSWER-something good from the animal's perspective removed after target behavior occurs, so behavior decreases extinction - ANSWER-the diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when an unconditioned stimulus (US) does not follow a conditioned stimulus (CS); occurs in operant conditioning when a response is no longer reinforced habituation - ANSWER-When a subject is exposed to a stimulus and the reaction to that stimulus becomes weaker over time; Occurs most often with stimuli that elicit weak emotional response sensitization - ANSWER-When a subject is exposed to a stimulus and the reaction to that stimulus becomes stronger over time; Occurs most often with stimuli that elicit intense emotional responses adaptation - ANSWER-Different from Habituation in that it doesn't involve learning and animal no longer reacts because animal doesn't perceive stimulus because of physical process of tiring. Flash bulb example: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) Sensory adaptation of