Any behaviour followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated.
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What does S-R refer to?
Stimulus-response habit.
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What is 'Instrumental learning'?
Concept derived from Thorndike's analysis: when animal encountered a certain discriminative stimulus (S) then it emitted a response (R); reinforcement established the link.
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What is instrumental learning also referred to as?
Operant conditioning.
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What are schedules of reinforcement?
Rule for deciding which responses we reinforce & different schedules give different patterns of behaviour.
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Define 'Continuous reinforcement.'
Reinforce every response.
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Define 'Fixed ratio.'
Reinforce every nth response & varies.
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Define 'Variable ratio.'
Reinforce every nth response on average.
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Define 'Fixed interval.'
Reinforce the 1st response after time has elapsed since the last reinforcer.
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Define 'Variable interval.'
Vary time period after reinforcer.
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What is omission training?
Procedure of removing positive reinforcement upon the occurrence of unwanted behaviour.
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'Rats given food that made them sick pressed the lever more because they expected an outcome.'
False.
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What 2 kinds of instrumental learning did Tony Dickinson suggest?
Actions that required knowledge of the expected outcome & habits of the SR kind.
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Card 2
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What does S-R refer to?
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Stimulus-response habit.
Card 3
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What is 'Instrumental learning'?
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What is instrumental learning also referred to as?
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