Unit 5: Learning ~ Study Guide

45 questions on learning; 25review questions = 70 multiple choice questions (50 min.) + FRQ (25 min.)

A-Day: Monday, November 25

B-Day: Tuesday, November 26

  • Unit 5covers Unit 6(pp. 215-249)
  • There are 45 terms (on page 251-252) for Unit 5. Vocabulary can be found at the end of each chapter under the heading “Terms & Concepts to Remember.” Vocabulary terms and their definitions must be handwritten in your composition book. Composition books will be collected before the test.

Key names

Pavlov

Watson

Skinner

Bandura

Thorndike

Landmark experiments

Pavlov’s dog – classically conditioned dog to salivate at the sound of a bell

Little Albert-classically conditioned child to fear white rats (& other furry things)

Skinner Boxes-operantly conditioned pigeons to respond correctly to a given stimuli

Bobo the Clown– children were more likely to behave aggressively with the Bobo doll if they had seen an adult model aggressive behavior

Cats in Puzzle Boxes -animals learn through the Law of Effect – behaviors followed by favorable outcomes are more likely

Theory of Learning

Classical Conditioning

First behaviorist

Operant Conditioning

Social Learning / Observational Learning / Modeling (these terms are interchangeable)

Operant Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

ns

ucs

ucr

cs

cr

acquisition

generalization

discrimination

extinction

spontaneous recovery

learned helplessness

Operant conditioning

positive reinforcement

negative reinforcement

punishment

schedules of reinforcement

fixed ratio

variable ratio

fixed interval

variable interval

operant chamber (Skinner Box)

shaping / successive approximations

biological predispositions

primary vs. conditioned reinforcers

partial vs. continuous reinforcement

immediate vs. delayed reinforcement

Social Theories of Learning (Observational/Modeling)

Bandura - Bobo the Clown experiments

ETC.

Cognitive Maps

Latent Learning

Mirror Neurons

REVIEW

HISTORY & APPROACHES + RESEARCH (Unit 1)

  • Major perspectives
  • Behavioral
  • Humanistic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Research Methods
  • IV vs. DV
  • correlation
  • double-blind procedures

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR (Unit 2)

  • 4 lobes
  • reticular formation
  • brain plasticity
  • sensory cortex
  • myelin sheath
  • action potential
  • branches of the nervous system
  • peripheral & central
  • autonomic & somatic
  • sympathetic, parasympathetic
  • Neurotransmitters (dopamine, Serotonin, ACh, endorphins…)
  • Hormones

SENSATION & PERCEPTION (Unit 3)

  • Rods & cones
  • Anatomy of the ear
  • Gestalt
  • Proximity
  • Closure
  • Continuity
  • Connectedness
  • Visual capture
  • Relative motion
  • Retinal disparity
  • Perceptual adaptation

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS (Unit 4)

  • Hypnosis
  • Effects of sleep deprivation
  • Effects of: cocaine, caffeine, metamphetamines, barbiturates, nicotine, alcohol, heroin
  • Neural effects of cocaine and heroin (Review Mouse Party!)
  • Tolerance
  • Withdrawal