File - Delia Andrade
... behaviorist perspective. He was very much influenced by Pavlov’s experiments and the ideas of Watson. Skinner believed that the best way to understand behavior is to look at the causes of an action and its consequences. This was his concept of operant conditioning. Operant conditioning demonstrated ...
... behaviorist perspective. He was very much influenced by Pavlov’s experiments and the ideas of Watson. Skinner believed that the best way to understand behavior is to look at the causes of an action and its consequences. This was his concept of operant conditioning. Operant conditioning demonstrated ...
Types of Behavior
... willy-nilly forms associations between any two stimuli that happen to co-occur. Rather, the organism is better seen as an information seeker using logical and perceptual relations among events, along with its own preconceptions, to form a sophisticated representation of its world (Rescorla, 1988) ...
... willy-nilly forms associations between any two stimuli that happen to co-occur. Rather, the organism is better seen as an information seeker using logical and perceptual relations among events, along with its own preconceptions, to form a sophisticated representation of its world (Rescorla, 1988) ...
Name: For each of the examples below decide identify the
... 6. Your bright cat has learned that your presence in the kitchen is associated with food. Your cat has also learned that he can encourage your presence in the kitchen on Saturday mornings by standing on your chest and meowing (when you are obviously trying to sleep). You decide to get up and feed th ...
... 6. Your bright cat has learned that your presence in the kitchen is associated with food. Your cat has also learned that he can encourage your presence in the kitchen on Saturday mornings by standing on your chest and meowing (when you are obviously trying to sleep). You decide to get up and feed th ...
Study Guide - DocShare.tips
... o Premack Principle: High probability (preferred) behavior reinforces low probability (non-preferred) behavior o Problems with theory: How to explain strong secondary reinforcers (e.g., why is verbal praise such a powerful reward?) Sometimes low probability behavior reinforces high probability b ...
... o Premack Principle: High probability (preferred) behavior reinforces low probability (non-preferred) behavior o Problems with theory: How to explain strong secondary reinforcers (e.g., why is verbal praise such a powerful reward?) Sometimes low probability behavior reinforces high probability b ...
Learning
... Discrimination: to be able to differentiate between stimuli Extinction: a process by which the effects of conditioning are reduced and finally disappear Spontaneous recovery: the reappearance of a learned response after its apparent extinction ...
... Discrimination: to be able to differentiate between stimuli Extinction: a process by which the effects of conditioning are reduced and finally disappear Spontaneous recovery: the reappearance of a learned response after its apparent extinction ...
Chapter 2 Designing Effective Strategies of Change: Essential
... saying in the absence of an audience. (For a more detailed delineation of the concept of behavior, refer to basic operant learning texts: Catania, 2006; Johnston & Pennypacker, 1980; and Skinner’s historically important 1938 text.) In practice, the terms behavior and response tend to be used somewha ...
... saying in the absence of an audience. (For a more detailed delineation of the concept of behavior, refer to basic operant learning texts: Catania, 2006; Johnston & Pennypacker, 1980; and Skinner’s historically important 1938 text.) In practice, the terms behavior and response tend to be used somewha ...
Classical conditioning
... Critics: He dehumanized ppl by saying we could “train” them to behave however we wanted using reinforcements… Also in Beyond Freedom & Dignity -- he didn’t accept ...
... Critics: He dehumanized ppl by saying we could “train” them to behave however we wanted using reinforcements… Also in Beyond Freedom & Dignity -- he didn’t accept ...
UNIT VI Notes
... 2. Conditioning an alcoholic with a nauseating drink might not work because they are “aware” of what causes the nausea---the drink, not alcohol Martin Seligman found that dogs given repeated shocks with no opportunity to avoid them developed a passive resignation called learned helplessness. Some do ...
... 2. Conditioning an alcoholic with a nauseating drink might not work because they are “aware” of what causes the nausea---the drink, not alcohol Martin Seligman found that dogs given repeated shocks with no opportunity to avoid them developed a passive resignation called learned helplessness. Some do ...
Evidence for the hierarchical structure of instrumental learning
... ditions that are not conducive to the development of Paylovian S-O associations. For this purpose, the outcome was programmed to occur with equal likelihood in the presence and absence of the stimulus, thus preventing the stimulus from signaling the occurrence of the outcome. However, the stimulus w ...
... ditions that are not conducive to the development of Paylovian S-O associations. For this purpose, the outcome was programmed to occur with equal likelihood in the presence and absence of the stimulus, thus preventing the stimulus from signaling the occurrence of the outcome. However, the stimulus w ...
The Nervous System
... Neurotransmitters diffuse from the end of one neuron to receptors on the next neuron. When they land on the specific receptor they allow gates to open that allow sodium to enter - this ignites the electro-chemical impulse to begin in the the next neuron. ...
... Neurotransmitters diffuse from the end of one neuron to receptors on the next neuron. When they land on the specific receptor they allow gates to open that allow sodium to enter - this ignites the electro-chemical impulse to begin in the the next neuron. ...
article
... the pictures in black font type on a white background, so that they were clearly visible. The cues were randomly presented in one of four predetermined locations near the corners of the pictures. We counterbalanced both instructions (e.g. react to ‘‘p” and not to ‘‘f”) and pairing of each cue (‘‘p” ...
... the pictures in black font type on a white background, so that they were clearly visible. The cues were randomly presented in one of four predetermined locations near the corners of the pictures. We counterbalanced both instructions (e.g. react to ‘‘p” and not to ‘‘f”) and pairing of each cue (‘‘p” ...
AP Module 18 19 20 Exam 11 12 test bank
... 52. Which of the following statements is true of behaviorism? (AP94) (Mod 18) (A) It was formulated to account for cognitive development. (B) It is rooted in Sigmund Freud's view of the importance of early experiences. (C) It focuses on the development of thought processes and knowledge. (D) It hold ...
... 52. Which of the following statements is true of behaviorism? (AP94) (Mod 18) (A) It was formulated to account for cognitive development. (B) It is rooted in Sigmund Freud's view of the importance of early experiences. (C) It focuses on the development of thought processes and knowledge. (D) It hold ...
Fig. 48.1 Peripheral nervous system
... membrane potentials and the transmit signals to the nervous system. • This involves: sensory transduction, amplification, transmission, and integration. ...
... membrane potentials and the transmit signals to the nervous system. • This involves: sensory transduction, amplification, transmission, and integration. ...
Competitive Dynamics in Cortical Responses to Visual Stimuli
... white-noise inputs to the inhibitory pools. We then examined the impact on network behavior of varying the strength of the inhibitory parameter Jei, which represented the strength of inhibition exerted by inhibitory neurons on their excitatory targets. As inhibition increased, the behavior of the ne ...
... white-noise inputs to the inhibitory pools. We then examined the impact on network behavior of varying the strength of the inhibitory parameter Jei, which represented the strength of inhibition exerted by inhibitory neurons on their excitatory targets. As inhibition increased, the behavior of the ne ...
Psychology – Dr. Saman – Lecture 2
... imitations of Behavioural Learning Theory Cannot adequately explain complex learning Relies on segmentation of curricular into chunks, but this is not always possible for some curricular content, therefore cannot always measure outcomes discretely in many domains Complex thinking skills cannot be ta ...
... imitations of Behavioural Learning Theory Cannot adequately explain complex learning Relies on segmentation of curricular into chunks, but this is not always possible for some curricular content, therefore cannot always measure outcomes discretely in many domains Complex thinking skills cannot be ta ...
Unit 4 Test Study sheet
... 4. Explain how the brain knows precisely where a stimulus is located. Include pathways and brain regions. Explain how the following terms relate to the sensory signals and afferent division of the nervous system- adequate stimulus, threshold, receptive field, and perceptual threshold, modality, loca ...
... 4. Explain how the brain knows precisely where a stimulus is located. Include pathways and brain regions. Explain how the following terms relate to the sensory signals and afferent division of the nervous system- adequate stimulus, threshold, receptive field, and perceptual threshold, modality, loca ...
Classical conditioning
... spontaneous recovery - spontaneous re-occurrence of learned behavior after extinction. Another two examples of classical conditioning are taste aversion (for example after a negative experience with alcohol) and the little Albert experiment by Watson. In the little Albert experiment he showed how an ...
... spontaneous recovery - spontaneous re-occurrence of learned behavior after extinction. Another two examples of classical conditioning are taste aversion (for example after a negative experience with alcohol) and the little Albert experiment by Watson. In the little Albert experiment he showed how an ...
mechanoreceptors
... Mechanoreceptors Receptors can be classified according to the type of stimulus into: 1-Tocuh receptors in the skin which are stimulated by light mechanical stimuli. 2-Pressure receptors in the subcutaneous tissues which are stimulated by deep mechanical stimuli. ...
... Mechanoreceptors Receptors can be classified according to the type of stimulus into: 1-Tocuh receptors in the skin which are stimulated by light mechanical stimuli. 2-Pressure receptors in the subcutaneous tissues which are stimulated by deep mechanical stimuli. ...
conditioned response
... We behave differently when we learn that only some of our responses will be reinforced. Psychologists have investigated the effects of many schedules of reinforcement, which are rules or procedures for the delivery of reinforcement. ...
... We behave differently when we learn that only some of our responses will be reinforced. Psychologists have investigated the effects of many schedules of reinforcement, which are rules or procedures for the delivery of reinforcement. ...
Document
... In the beginning, the dog salivated only to the meat powder, but after this was repeated, salivated at the sound of the tuning fork. Even when Pavlov took away the meat powder, the dog continued to salivate at the sound of the tuning fork. ...
... In the beginning, the dog salivated only to the meat powder, but after this was repeated, salivated at the sound of the tuning fork. Even when Pavlov took away the meat powder, the dog continued to salivate at the sound of the tuning fork. ...
Behaviorism
... The Early Years: Behavorism & Animal Psychology • By the 1920’s psychologists had rejected; introspection as a scientific method, the existence of mental elements, and the need for psychology to be a pure science. • Functionalism and applied psychology dominated American psychology • In 1913 John B ...
... The Early Years: Behavorism & Animal Psychology • By the 1920’s psychologists had rejected; introspection as a scientific method, the existence of mental elements, and the need for psychology to be a pure science. • Functionalism and applied psychology dominated American psychology • In 1913 John B ...
Neural Integration - Oakton Community College
... When large skeletal muscle is stretched, spindle is also stretched. Stretch irritates sensory nerve fibers. Fire A.P. spinal cord. ...
... When large skeletal muscle is stretched, spindle is also stretched. Stretch irritates sensory nerve fibers. Fire A.P. spinal cord. ...
STDP produces robust oscillatory architectures that exhibit precise
... time. Affected inhibitory neurons will then fire roughly together, causing large numbers of inhibitory neurons to be entrained to a rhythm within just a few oscillatory cycles 25. This rhythmically synchronized inhibition also affects the network’s excitatory neurons with a fast and strong synaptic ...
... time. Affected inhibitory neurons will then fire roughly together, causing large numbers of inhibitory neurons to be entrained to a rhythm within just a few oscillatory cycles 25. This rhythmically synchronized inhibition also affects the network’s excitatory neurons with a fast and strong synaptic ...
Operant Conditioning
... A high school teacher began disapproving of the students' disruptive behaviors when they occurred. This resulted in an increase in the level of disruptive behaviors. _______________ Diane’s supervisor compliments her on her hard work. ...
... A high school teacher began disapproving of the students' disruptive behaviors when they occurred. This resulted in an increase in the level of disruptive behaviors. _______________ Diane’s supervisor compliments her on her hard work. ...