Flashcard- Classical and Operant Conditioning

Front

What do psychologists call a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience?

Back

learning

Front

Examples: Birds migrating, cats chasing prey, sea turtles moving toward the ocean after birth, joey moving to mother's pouch after birth.

Back

instincts

Front

Example of a reflex:

Back

the pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light

Front

Classical conditioning is a form of ________ learning.

Back

associative

Front

In Pavlov’s classical conditioning, the term conditioned is approximately synonymous with the word ________.

Back

learned

Front

In classical conditioning, the association that is learned is between a ________.

Back

neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus

Front

Stanley's nauseous reaction to a grilled cheese sandwich is the _______.

Back

conditioned response

Front

You begin to salivate when you smell your favorite cake in the oven, but not when you smell the gross scent of a dirty diaper. This is an example of _______.

Back

stimulus discrimination

Front

You are a big fan of your grandmother’s chocolate chip cookies. Just the smell of them causes you to feel hungry. One night she is making chocolate chip oatmeal almond cookies, a variation of her usual recipe. You smell the baking cookies and even though it is different than her usual cookie scent, you still suddenly feel hungry for a treat. This demonstrates the classical conditioning principle of _______.

Back

stimulus generalization

Front

Molly's puppy no longer greeting her when she enters the house is an example of ________.

Back

extinction