Unit VI: Learning
Directions: For all terms, give a definition IN YOUR OWN WORDS and then give an example. The
example could be something from your own life, from pop culture, from history, or from your
imagination. You do not need to give examples for the people. Please number each term and clearly
mark where the example begins.
1. Learning
2. Habituation
3. Associative learning
Classical Conditioning
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Classical conditioning
Unconditioned response (UR)
Unconditioned stimulus (US)
Conditioned response (CR)
Conditioned stimulus (CS)
Acquisition
Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
Generalization
Discrimination
Higher-order conditioning
Operant Conditioning
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Respondent behavior
Operant conditioning
Operant behavior
Law of effect
Shaping
Reinforce
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Primary reinforcer
Conditioned (secondary) reinforcer
Punishment
Latent learning
Intrinsic motivation
Extrinsic motivation
Reinforcement Schedules
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Continuous reinforcement
Partial (intermittent) reinforcement
Fixed-ratio schedule
Variable-ratio schedule
Fixed-interval schedule
Variable interval schedule
Observational Learning
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Observational learning
Modeling
Mirror neurons
Prosocial behavior
People
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Albert Bandura
Ivan Pavlov
John Garcia
Robert Rescorla
Edward Thorndike
Edward Tolman