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Behavioral Theories Of Learning

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1. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurance of behavior






2. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.






3. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time






4. An apparatus develped by BF Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments is operant conditioning






5. Release from an unpleasant situation - give to stregthen behavior






6. Learning based on observation of the consequences of other's behavior






7. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time






8. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction






9. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors






10. The process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response






11. Withdrawl of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chance that the behavior will recur






12. Events that precede behaviors






13. Behavior that a person enjoys engaging in for their own sake - without any other reward






14. Procedures based on bothe behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction






15. Signals as to what behavior(s) will be reinforced or punished






16. Praise or rewards given to motivate people to engage in behavior that they might not engage in without them






17. A relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to experience






18. A consequence that people learn to value through its association with a primary reinforcer






19. The weakening and eventural elimination of a learned behavior as reinforcement is withdrawn






20. Stumuli that have no effect on a particular response






21. A behavior that is prompted automatically by a stimulus






22. Carry over of behaviors - skills - or concepts from on setting or task to another






23. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior






24. Rienforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors






25. The teaching of a new skill or behavior by means of reinforcement for small steps toward the desired goal






26. Learning by observation and imitation






27. An unpleasant consequence that a person tries to avoid or escape






28. A priviously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paiered with an unconditioned response






29. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues of thought and of thought on action






30. An adverse stimulus following a behavior - used to decrease the chances that the behavior will occur again






31. Thorndikes' law stating that an act that is followed by a favorable effect is more likely to be repeated in similar situations






32. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior






33. Procedure of removing a student from a situation in which misbehavior was being reinforced






34. Pleasurable consequence given to strengthen behavior






35. Perception of and response to differenced in stimuli






36. Continuation (of behavior)






37. A stimulus that naturally evokes a paricular response






38. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to rienforce participaiton in less enjoyable activites






39. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes.






40. Imitation of others' behaviors






41. Unpleasent consequences used to weaken behavior






42. Food - water - or other consequence that satisfy a primary need






43. Environment conditions that activate the senses






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