Crash Course Psychology Episode 11 Review

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What is a primary reinforcer?

Back

An innate biological stimulus that is rewarding.

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What is the main difference between negative reinforcement and punishment?

Back

Negative reinforcement increases a behavior, while punishment decreases a behavior.

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What did B.F. Skinner invent that is associated with operant conditioning?

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Skinner Box.

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What is the purpose of shaping in operant conditioning?

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To gradually reinforce behaviors that are closer to the desired behavior.

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What is the term for the process of learning to associate a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus?

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Classical conditioning.

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What is operant conditioning?

Back

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

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What is a conditioned stimulus?

Back

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

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What is a conditioned response?

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A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus.

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What is reinforcement?

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Any consequence that strengthens the behavior it follows.

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What is punishment?

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Any consequence that weakens the behavior it follows.