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Behavioral Theories Of Learning

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






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






3. Learning by observation and imitation






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






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






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






7. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes.






8. Perception of and response to differenced in stimuli






9. Unpleasent consequences used to weaken behavior






10. Events that precede behaviors






11. Continuation (of behavior)






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






13. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior






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






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






16. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior






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






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






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






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






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






22. Pleasurable consequence given to strengthen behavior






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






24. Imitation of others' behaviors






25. Stumuli that have no effect on a particular response






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






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






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






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






30. A stimulus that naturally evokes a paricular response






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






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






33. A behavior that is prompted automatically by a stimulus






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






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






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






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






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






39. Environment conditions that activate the senses






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






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






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






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







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