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Cognitive map
a metal representation of the environment
Continuous Reinforcement Schedule
in operant conditioning, a pattern in which a reinforcer is delivered every time a particular response occurs
Fixed-Interval Schedules
in operant conditioning, a type of partial reinforcement schedule that provides reinforcement for the first response after some fixed time has passed since the last reward
Fixed-Ratio Schedules
in operant conditioning, a type of partial reinforcement schedule that provides reinforment following a fixed number of responses.
Insight
in problem solving, a sudden understanding about what is required to prodce a desired effect
Latent Learning
learning that is not demonstrated at the time it occurs
Learned Helplessness
a phenomenon that occurs when an organism has or believes it has no control over its environment
Observational Learning
learning how to perform new behaviors by watching the behavior of others
Partial Reinforcement Extinction Effect
behaviors learned on partial reinforcement schedules are harder to extinguish than one learned on a continuous reinforcement schedule
Partial Reinforcement Schedule
in operant conditioning, a pattern of reinforcement in which a reinforcer is only administered some of the time after a particular response occurs.
Primary Reinforcer
reinforcers that meet an organism's most basic needs
Secondary Reinforcer
a reward that people or animals learn to like
Shaping
in operant conditioning, a procedure that rewards responses that come successively closer to the desired response
Variable Interval Schedules
in operant conditioning, a type of partial reinforcement that provides reinforcement for the first response after a variable amount of time
Variable Ratio Schedules
a type of partial reinforcement schedule that provides reinforment after a varying number of responses
Vicarious Conditioning
learning the relationship between a response and its consequences by watching others