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Unit II: Learning--Chapter 8
Unit Learning Targets and Key Vocabulary
Learning Objectives:
1. I can distinguish general differences between principles of classical conditioning, operant
conditioning, and observational learning. (College Board Standards VIA, B, and E)
2. I can describe basic classical conditioning phenomena, such as acquisition, extinction,
spontaneous recovery, generalization, discrimination and high-order learning. (VI A, B & E)
3. I can predict the effects of operant conditioning (e.g., positive reinforcement, negative
reinforcement, punishment, schedules of reinforcement). (VIB)
4. I can predict how practice, schedules of reinforcement, and motivation will influence quality
of learning. (VIB)
5. I can interpret graphs that exhibit the results of learning experiments. (VI A-E)
6. I can provide examples of how biological constraints create learning predispositions. (VI D)
7. I can describe the essential characteristics of insight learning, latent learning, and social
learning. (VI D & E)
8. I can apply learning principles to explain emotional learning, taste aversion, superstitious
behavior, and learned helplessness. (VI A-E)
9. I can suggest how behavior modification, biofeedback, coping strategies, and self control can
be used to address behavioral problems. (VI B-E)
10. I can identify key contributors in the psychology of learning (e.g. Albert Bandura, John
Garcia, Ivan Pavlov, Robert Rescorla, B.F. Skinner, Edward Thorndike, Edward Tolman,
John B. Watson). (VI A-E)
Unit Vocabulary:
Learning
Classical Conditioning
Ivan Pavlov
Unconditioned response
Unconditioned stimulus
Neutral stimulus
Conditioned stimulus
Conditioned response
Acquisition
Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
Generalization
Discrimination
Robert Rescora
John Garcia’s study
John Watson
Rosalie Rayner
Little Albert
Operant conditioning
Respondent behavior
Operant behavior
Skinner box
Edward Thorndike
Law of effect
Shaping
Primary reinforcers
Secondary reinforcers
Intermittent reinforcement schedules
Fixed ratio schedule
Fixed interval schedule
Variable ratio schedule
Variable interval schedule
Continuous reinforcement
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Punishment
Cognitive map
Latent learning
Edward Tolman
Social learning
Observational learning
Modeling
Albert Bandura
Bobo doll experiment
Behavior modification
Token economy