Thursday February 4, 2021

Circle Question: Earliest memory

Test next week...Maybe Monday, Wednesday or Thursday

Point to remember: This is the beginning of the behavioral branch of psychology?

Reinforcement Schedules

Kahoot

What are some basic forms of learning?What is classical conditioning, and how did Pavlov’s work influence behaviorism?In classical conditioning, what are the processes of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination?Why is Pavlov’s work important?What is operant conditioning, and how does it differ from classical conditioning?What are the basic types of reinforcers?How do different reinforcement schedules affect behavior?How does punishment affect behavior?Do cognitive processes and biological constraints affect operant conditioning?What is observational learning, and how is it enabled by mirror neurons?

Slide Show

Homework:

Due 1/22: Pages 212-222

Crash Course
Classical Conditioning: Ivan Pavlov
Classically Conditioning your roomate

Due 1/25: Pages 223-232

The Little Albert Experiment
BF Skinner Pigeon Ping Pong

Our Skinner Box

Due 1/28: Pages 232-249

Crash Course: The BoBo Beatdown
Classical vs Operant Condtioniong

Notecards Due: 2/10

Unit 6 TEST TBD

Quizlet

Note cards:  Below is a list of terms that you will need to know for the AP Psych Exam.  These are due January 3rd.  Each note card should have the term on the front.  Then, on the back you need to A) define the term and B) show application of the term.  This application can sometimes best be expressed as a personal example.  You can also draw the application of the term if you so desire.

acquisition	learning
associative learning	Neutral stimulus
classical conditioning	operant conditioning
cognitive map	punishment
discrimination	reinforcer
extinction	shaping
fixed interval schedule	spontaneous recovery
fixed ratio schedule	US / UR / CS / CR
generalization	variable interval schedule
latent learning	variable ratio schedule