Unit 3: Development & Learning

Slot machines in gambling casinos; (Gambler's Schedule)

• Fixed-Interval

• Fixed-Ratio

• Variable-Interval

• Variable-Ratio

learned taste aversions (Garcia Effect)

• Operant Conditioning

• Classical Conditioining

• Observational Learning

• Instrumental Learning

Token Economy

• Operant Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning

• Observational Learning

• Respondent Behavior

Generalized Reinforcer (a special kind of secondary/conditioned reinforcer)

• Cake

• Water

• Good grades

• Money

Sneezing after seeing a stuffed toy cat

• Acquisition

• Generalization

• Discrimination

• Extinction

Repeated presentation of CS w/o the UCS

(bell rings, but no food, so stop drooling for bell)

• Acquisition

  (classical conditioning)

• Generalization

  (classical conditioning)

• Discrimination

  (classical conditioning)

• Extinction

  (classical conditioning)

Kid no longer begs for candy at checkout when mom ignores multiple times

• Habituation

• Generalization

  (operant conditioning)

• Discrimination

  (operant conditioning)

• Extinction

  (operant conditioning)

A+ grades

• Primary Reinforcer

• Secondary / Conditioned Reinforcer

• Continuous Reinforcement

• Partial Reinforcement

Automatically blinking to a puff of air

• Classical Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

• Observational learning

• Instrumental learning

Watching Superman reruns, then jumping off your roof trying to fly.

• Classical Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

• Observational Learning

• Insight Learning