Cogntive theory and oPeRaNt conditioning

Positive reinforcement is...

• The coach praises the correct response

• The coach is silent

• Trial and error practice

• Punish the incorrect response

An S-R Bond is..

• Made through experience

• You are born with it

• Its a motor programme

• Thorndikes 3rd law

S-R Bonds are made if the performer is physically and mentally ready... this is the law of...

• Practice

• Readiness

• Effort

• Exercise

Operant conditioning is

• Manipulating and shaping the correct response through reinforcement

• Learning through reinforcement

• Using insight learning

• Using perception and memory to change an S-R Bond and change practice

Which is not a weakness of operant conditioning?

• Too much reward loses its power

• S-R bonds only create one predictable response

• Cognitive don't benefit from trial and error

Which is not a Cognitive theory?

• Insight

• Intervening variables

• Gestalt

• Stages of learning

Pick the two correct answers - Which two factors does a performer use in Insight learning

• Perception

• Memory

• S-R Bond

• Whole method

Gestalt theory said...

• Learning would be faster with Whole method

• Learning would be faster with Part method

• Learning would be faster with guidance method

• Learning would be faster with Fixed method

Intervening variables said...

• The response to a stimulus can change dependent upon the environment / time / opponent

• The response to a stimulus will not change regardless of the environment / time / opponent

• You use memory and perception to change your response

• Use the Part method of practice

Anticipating and predicting a different response is...

• Insight learning

• Intervening variables

• Gestalt theory

• Operant conditioning