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Behavioral Theories Of Learning

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






2. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes.






3. A stimulus that naturally evokes a paricular response






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






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






6. Pleasurable consequence given to strengthen behavior






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






8. Perception of and response to differenced in stimuli






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






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






11. Stumuli that have no effect on a particular response






12. A behavior that is prompted automatically by a stimulus






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






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






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






16. Imitation of others' behaviors






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






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






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






20. Events that precede behaviors






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






22. Unpleasent consequences used to weaken behavior






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






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






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






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






27. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior






28. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Continuation (of behavior)






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






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






39. Learning by observation and imitation






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






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






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






43. Environment conditions that activate the senses