Learning: definitions 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyLearningGCSEAQA Created by: ikroliviaCreated on: 06-03-16 13:09 Learning a relatively permanent change in behaviour due to experience 1 of 20 Extinction a conditioned response dies out 2 of 20 Spontaneous recovery a conditioned response that has disappeared suddenly appears again 3 of 20 Generalisation the conditioned response is produced when a similar stimulus to the original conditional stimulus is presented 4 of 20 Discrimination the conditioned response is only produced when a specific stimulus is presented 5 of 20 classical conditioning a procedure during which an animal or person learns to associate a reflex response with a new stimulus 6 of 20 classical conditioning schedule the steps in the procedure to condition a new response 7 of 20 operant conditioning learning due to the consequences of behaviour, through positive or negative reinforcement 8 of 20 law of effect behaviours that are followed by rewards are usually repeated; those that are punished are not usually repeated 9 of 20 punishment a stimulus that weakens behaviour because it's unpleasant and we try to avoid it 10 of 20 behaviour shaping changing behaviour in small steps 11 of 20 positive reinforcement a reward or pleasant consequence that increases the likelihood that a behaviour will be repeated 12 of 20 negative reinforcement when an unpleasant experience is removed after a behaviour has been made. this increases likelihood of that behaviour being repeated. 13 of 20 Phobia a persistent & irrational fear of an object, activity or situation. 14 of 20 flooding a treatment for phobias that involves the immediate exposure of the person to the feared object, activity or event, until there's no fear response. 15 of 20 Hierarchy of fears a series of feared events ranked from least to most fightening 16 of 20 systematic desensitisation a treatment for phobias where the person is taught to relax and then is gradually exposed to the feared object, activity or situation. 17 of 20 aversion therapy a treatment for addictions which makes the addict have an extremely negative reaction to the addictive substance 18 of 20 primary reinforcer a reward that the animal or person needs to survive 19 of 20 secondary reinforcer a reward that the animal or person can exchange for a primary reinforcer 20 of 20
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