Behavioral Modification
... Many behaviors are too complex to simply give out a reinforcement and expect the subject to learn exactly what you want them to. Shaping is a process of conditioning a target behavior by progressively reinforcing behaviors that come closer and closer to the target behavior. ...
... Many behaviors are too complex to simply give out a reinforcement and expect the subject to learn exactly what you want them to. Shaping is a process of conditioning a target behavior by progressively reinforcing behaviors that come closer and closer to the target behavior. ...
Topic 1
... Darwin’s idea of natural selection is especially well suited for coupling with genetic aspects of heritability. If one heritable feature is favored for a given environment, it will tend to proliferate whereas other forms will be less favored. ...
... Darwin’s idea of natural selection is especially well suited for coupling with genetic aspects of heritability. If one heritable feature is favored for a given environment, it will tend to proliferate whereas other forms will be less favored. ...
LearningBehavior Grounded in Experiences
... bar and is rewarded by a morsel of kibble, the animal will hit the bar until its appetite is satiated. In medicine, the relation between clinical decision making and resultant behaviors and their outcomes is less clear. The expectation that clinical decisions (i.e., behaviors) will be consistently r ...
... bar and is rewarded by a morsel of kibble, the animal will hit the bar until its appetite is satiated. In medicine, the relation between clinical decision making and resultant behaviors and their outcomes is less clear. The expectation that clinical decisions (i.e., behaviors) will be consistently r ...
Classical Conditioning Review
... by allowing it to run on its wheel only after a bar-press. If you have a hamster that always wants to escape from its cage, then you can reinforce the hamster for climbing onto your hand by offering your hand as a way to escape from the cage. The preferred behavior (escaping) is a reinforcer for the ...
... by allowing it to run on its wheel only after a bar-press. If you have a hamster that always wants to escape from its cage, then you can reinforce the hamster for climbing onto your hand by offering your hand as a way to escape from the cage. The preferred behavior (escaping) is a reinforcer for the ...
human behavior - Randolph Township Schools
... Extrinsic motivators reduce biological needs or help people obtain external rewards. Intrinsic motivators are those that are personally rewarding or fulfill our beliefs and expectations. Abraham Maslow believed that human needs fit into a hierarchical scheme starting with fundamental/biological need ...
... Extrinsic motivators reduce biological needs or help people obtain external rewards. Intrinsic motivators are those that are personally rewarding or fulfill our beliefs and expectations. Abraham Maslow believed that human needs fit into a hierarchical scheme starting with fundamental/biological need ...
PPT Notes: AP Psychology Exam Review Topics
... normal distribution are identical and fall exactly in the center of the curve. This means that any score below the mean falls in the lower 50% of the distribution of scores and any score above the mean falls in the upper 50%. Also, the shape of the curve allows for a simple breakdown of sections. Fo ...
... normal distribution are identical and fall exactly in the center of the curve. This means that any score below the mean falls in the lower 50% of the distribution of scores and any score above the mean falls in the upper 50%. Also, the shape of the curve allows for a simple breakdown of sections. Fo ...
AP Psych Exam Review - Deerfield High School
... normal distribution are identical and fall exactly in the center of the curve. This means that any score below the mean falls in the lower 50% of the distribution of scores and any score above the mean falls in the upper 50%. Also, the shape of the curve allows for a simple breakdown of sections. Fo ...
... normal distribution are identical and fall exactly in the center of the curve. This means that any score below the mean falls in the lower 50% of the distribution of scores and any score above the mean falls in the upper 50%. Also, the shape of the curve allows for a simple breakdown of sections. Fo ...
Chapter 14 - Other Behavioral Psychologies
... behavior (goal-seeking behavior). McDougall argued for a wide range of methods. He emphasized the importance of instinct in human behavior, putting himself at odds with mainstream behaviorism. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 ...
... behavior (goal-seeking behavior). McDougall argued for a wide range of methods. He emphasized the importance of instinct in human behavior, putting himself at odds with mainstream behaviorism. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 ...
Traditional Learning Theories
... cannot be performed. At that point, a new response will occur and a new S-R association will be learned, or no response will occur. 2) Threshold method: the stimulus is presented at a level below threshold for eliciting the response. The intensity of the stimulus is gradually increased. 3) Incom ...
... cannot be performed. At that point, a new response will occur and a new S-R association will be learned, or no response will occur. 2) Threshold method: the stimulus is presented at a level below threshold for eliciting the response. The intensity of the stimulus is gradually increased. 3) Incom ...
File - SSHS AP Psychology
... 1) Theory of Value: what knowledge and skills are worth learning? (varies--past experiences and prior knowledge important to create new ideas--language, culture and social interactions important) 2) Theory of Knowledge: how is knowledge different from belief? (intellectual abilities are specific to ...
... 1) Theory of Value: what knowledge and skills are worth learning? (varies--past experiences and prior knowledge important to create new ideas--language, culture and social interactions important) 2) Theory of Knowledge: how is knowledge different from belief? (intellectual abilities are specific to ...
Lecture 26
... General perception that productivity declines with age Age-Job satisfaction: In Professional jobs increase with age ...
... General perception that productivity declines with age Age-Job satisfaction: In Professional jobs increase with age ...
Picture from Ladies` Home Journal
... • "Of several responses made to the same situation those which are accompanied or closely followed by satisfaction to the animal will, other things being equal, be more firmly connected with the situation, so that, when it recurs, they will be more likely to recur; those which are accompanied or clo ...
... • "Of several responses made to the same situation those which are accompanied or closely followed by satisfaction to the animal will, other things being equal, be more firmly connected with the situation, so that, when it recurs, they will be more likely to recur; those which are accompanied or clo ...
3 Stages of Behaviorism
... Conveys no information to the organism; what not to do, rather than what to do. ...
... Conveys no information to the organism; what not to do, rather than what to do. ...
3 Stages of Behaviorism
... Punishment Although there may be some justification for occasional punishment (Larzelaere & Baumrind, 2002), it usually leads to negative effects. ...
... Punishment Although there may be some justification for occasional punishment (Larzelaere & Baumrind, 2002), it usually leads to negative effects. ...
B4 Performance Management
... • Such a policy will not encourage employees to go above the compliance level of the organization. They are a lot less likely to take pride in their work and desire to go the extra mile • This policy suggests that the management is not concerned about the problems of the workers or seeking to unders ...
... • Such a policy will not encourage employees to go above the compliance level of the organization. They are a lot less likely to take pride in their work and desire to go the extra mile • This policy suggests that the management is not concerned about the problems of the workers or seeking to unders ...
Experimental Method and Statistical Reasoning in Psychology
... A case study is an intensive, in-depth investigation of an individual or a small group of individuals. Case studies involve compiling a great deal of information, often from a variety of different sources, to construct a detailed picture of the person. The subject may be intensively interviewed, and ...
... A case study is an intensive, in-depth investigation of an individual or a small group of individuals. Case studies involve compiling a great deal of information, often from a variety of different sources, to construct a detailed picture of the person. The subject may be intensively interviewed, and ...
1. Stimulus-intrinsic theories
... will reinforce the less probable response, not the other way around -reinforcing ability is measured by an increase in the response in question -e.g. eating reinforces bar-pressing because if unconstrained, hungry rat more likely to eat -measure baseline engagement time, can then decide what will re ...
... will reinforce the less probable response, not the other way around -reinforcing ability is measured by an increase in the response in question -e.g. eating reinforces bar-pressing because if unconstrained, hungry rat more likely to eat -measure baseline engagement time, can then decide what will re ...
Safety in the Zoological Industry - California Industrial Hygiene Council
... To give you a tool box and several valuable tools with different names and uses To create an understanding of several different techniques to accomplish this ...
... To give you a tool box and several valuable tools with different names and uses To create an understanding of several different techniques to accomplish this ...
Overview of Ch. 6: Behavioral Views of Learning Respondent
... behavior a reinforcer is immediately removed – Reinforcer lost must be large & important – Symbolize the reinforcer loss if not immediate – Use reinforcement of desirable behavior with response cost – Consider ethical issues ...
... behavior a reinforcer is immediately removed – Reinforcer lost must be large & important – Symbolize the reinforcer loss if not immediate – Use reinforcement of desirable behavior with response cost – Consider ethical issues ...
Behaviorism - El Salón de la Srta. Steele
... Watson was an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism. His ideology was revolutionary during the 19th century. Before his contributions to psychology was primarily based on cognitive thought and relationships with other individuals. John Watson Introduced the ca ...
... Watson was an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism. His ideology was revolutionary during the 19th century. Before his contributions to psychology was primarily based on cognitive thought and relationships with other individuals. John Watson Introduced the ca ...
LearningBehavior Grounded in Experiences
... bar and is rewarded by a morsel of kibble, the animal will hit the bar until its appetite is satiated. In medicine, the relation between clinical decision making and resultant behaviors and their outcomes is less clear. The expectation that clinical decisions (i.e., behaviors) will be consistently r ...
... bar and is rewarded by a morsel of kibble, the animal will hit the bar until its appetite is satiated. In medicine, the relation between clinical decision making and resultant behaviors and their outcomes is less clear. The expectation that clinical decisions (i.e., behaviors) will be consistently r ...
Ability
... performance declines with increasing age The workforce is aging Outlaw mandatory retirement of US ...
... performance declines with increasing age The workforce is aging Outlaw mandatory retirement of US ...
PERSONALITY Social-cognitive Psychoanalytic Humanism
... - Pulled by incentives (external) Arousal theory Yerkes-Dodson Law Easy task—high arousal Difficult task—moderate Maslow’s hierarchy of needs Physiological at base, then safety, belonging & love, esteem, self-actualization, transcendence Need to belong Ostracism—activates anterior cingulate cortex ( ...
... - Pulled by incentives (external) Arousal theory Yerkes-Dodson Law Easy task—high arousal Difficult task—moderate Maslow’s hierarchy of needs Physiological at base, then safety, belonging & love, esteem, self-actualization, transcendence Need to belong Ostracism—activates anterior cingulate cortex ( ...
Animal Behavior
... -speeds up in unfavorable environment -slows down in favorable environment Taxis: movement towards or away from the stimulus ...
... -speeds up in unfavorable environment -slows down in favorable environment Taxis: movement towards or away from the stimulus ...