PSY 201 General Psychology

Marshall University Final exam review PSY 201 General PSychology

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Discrimination in operant conditioning
the tendency to respond to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced
Discrimination in operant conditioning
the tendency to respond to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced
Extinction in classical conditioning the situation, where a previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced, there is a decreased tendency to perform the behavior
Extinction in classical conditioning the situation, where a previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced, there is a decreased tendency to perform the behavior
Reinforcement the process by which a stimulus or an event strengthens or increases the probability of a behavior or an event that it follows
Reinforcement the process by which a stimulus or an event strengthens or increases the probability of a behavior or an event that it follows
Positive reinforcement following a behavior with a rewarding stimulus to increase the frequency of the behavior
Positive reinforcement following a behavior with a rewarding stimulus to increase the frequency of the behavior
Negative reinforcement following a behavior with the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the frequency of the behavior
Negative reinforcement following a behavior with the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the frequency of the behavior
Primary reinforcement the use of reinforcers that are innately satisfying
Primary reinforcement the use of reinforcers that are innately satisfying
Secondary reinforcement the use of reinforcers that are conditioned or learned
Secondary reinforcement the use of reinforcers that are conditioned or learned
Punishment a consequence that decreases the likelihood a behavior will occur
Punishment a consequence that decreases the likelihood a behavior will occur
Positive punishment a behavior decreases when it is follows by an unpleasant stimulus
Positive punishment a behavior decreases when it is follows by an unpleasant stimulus
Negative punishment a behavior that decreases when a positive stimulus is removed from it
Negative punishment a behavior that decreases when a positive stimulus is removed from it
General adaptation syndrome Hans Selye term for the common affects on the body when demands are placed on it: alarm then resistance then exhaustion.
General adaptation syndrome Hans Selye term for the common affects on the body when demands are placed on it: alarm then resistance then exhaustion.
Delay of gratification putting off a pleasurable experience in the interest of some larger but later reward
Delay of gratification putting off a pleasurable experience in the interest of some larger but later reward
Classical conditioning learning by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response
Classical conditioning learning by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response