Is the presentation or addition of a stimulus after a behavior occurs that increases how often that behavior will occur?

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Classical Conditioning Learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response
UR (unconditioned response) An unlearned reaction that is automatically elicited by the unconditioned stimulus
US (unconditioned stimulus) A stimulus that produces a response without prior learning
CS (conditioned stimulus) A previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a conditioned response after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus
CR (conditioned response) The learned response to the conditioned stimulus that occurs after conditioned stimulus pairing
Acquisition The initial learning of the connection between the unconditioned stimulus and the conditioned stimulus when these two stimulus are paired
Extinction The weakening of the conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is absent
Spontaneous Recovery The process in classical conditioning by which a conditioned response can recur after a time delay, without further conditioning
Stimulus Generalization The tendency of a new stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus to elicit a response that is similar to the conditioned response
Stimulus Discrimination The process of learning to respond to certain stimuli and not others
Operant Conditioning A form of associative learning in which the consequences of a behavior change the probability of the behaviors occurrence
Shaping Rewarding successive approximations of a desired behavior
Reinforcement The process by which a stimulus or an event (a reinforcer) following in a particular behavior increases the probability that the behavior will happen again
Positive Reinforcement The presentation of a stimulus following a given behavior in order to increase the frequency of that behavior
Negative Reinforcement The removal of a stimulus following a given behavior in order to increase a frequency of that behavior
Positive Punishment The presentation of a stimulus following a given behavior in order to decrease the frequency of that behavior
Negative Punishment The removal of a stimulus following a given behavior in order to decrease the frequency of that behavior
Punishment A consequence that decrease the likelihood that a behavior will occur
Observational Learning Learning that occurs when a person observes and imitates behavior
Attention The first step. You need to pay attention to things to gain more knowledge
Retention The second step. To reproduce a models actions, you must encode the information and keep it in memory so that you can retrieve it
Reproduction The third step. It is the process of imitating the models actions
Reinforcement Praising/scolding for a certain type of behavior in hopes of change or consistency
Memory The retention of information or experience over time as the result of three key processes: encoding, storage, and retrieval
Encoding The first step in memory; the process by which information gets into memory storage
Divided Attention Concentrating on more than one activity at the same time
Sustained Attention The ability to maintain attention to a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time
Levels of Processing A continuum of memory processing from shallow to intermediate to deep, with deeper processing producing better memory
Elaboration The formation of a number of different connections around a stimulus at any given level of memory encoding
Imagery imagery entails visualizing material that we want to remember in ways that create a lasting portrait
Atkinson-Shiffrin Theory Theory stating that memory storage involves three serrate systems: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory
Sensory Memory Memory system that involves holding information from the work in its original sensory form for only an instant, not much longer than the brief time it is exposed to the visual, auditory, and other senses
Short-term memory Limited-capacity memory system in which information usually retained for only as long as 30 seconds unless strategies are used to retain it longer
Working Memory (i.e., Baddeley’s Model) A combination of components including short-term memory and attention, that allow individuals to hold information temporarily as they perform cognitive tasks; a kind of mental workbench on which the brain manipulates and assembles information to guide understanding decision making, and problem solving
Long-term memory A relatively permanent type of memory that stores huge amounts of information for a long time
Explicit Memory The conscious recollection of information, such as a specific facts or events and, at least in humans, information that be can verbally communicated
Episodic Memory The retention of information about the where, when, and what of life's happenings- that is, how individuals remember life's episode
Semantic Memory A persons knowledge about the world
Implicit Memory Memory in which behavior is affected by prior experience without a conscious recollection of that experience
Procedural Memory Memory for skills
Schemas A preexisting mental concept or framework that helps people organize and interpret information. Schemas from prior encounters with the environment influence the way individuals encode, make inferences about, and retrieve information
Retrieval The memory process that occurs when information that was retained in memory comes out of storage
Serial Postion Effect The tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than those in the middle
Autobiographical Memory A specific form of episodic memory, consisting of a persons recollections of his or her life experience
Flashbulb Memory The memory of emotionally significant events that people often recall with more accuracy and vivid imagery than everyday events
Motivated Forgetting Forgetting that occurs when something is so painful or anxiety laden that remembering it is intolerable
Interference The theory that people forget not because memories are lost from storage but because other information gets in the way of what they want to remember
Decay Theory stating that when an individual learns something new, a neurochemical memory trace forms, but over time this trace disintegrates; suggests that the passage of time always increases forgetting
Tip-Of-The-Tongue A type of effortful retrieval associated with a persons feeling that he or she knows something (say, a word or a name) but cannot quite pull it out of memory
Anterograde Amnesia A memory disorder that affects the retention of new information and events
Retrograde Amnesia Memory loss for a segment of the past but not for new events

Is the presentation or addition of a stimulus?

reinforcement is the presentation of a stimulus after a behavior. Innate reinforcers that satisfy biological needs (food, water, sex, etc.) After receiving her first low grade on a geography exam, Dora changed her study habits so that she would never score below an 80 again.

Can be defined as the addition of a stimulus that increases a behavior?

What is the definition of reinforcement? The process by which a stimulus increases probability that behavior will be repeated. The pattern of intermittent reinforcement in which responses are reinforced after time periods of different duration have passed is called a. variable interval (VI) schedule.

What is the process by which a stimulus increases the chances that a behavior will occur again?

In an attempt to increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring in the future, an operant response is followed by the presentation of an appetitive stimulus. This is positive reinforcement.

Is the name given to the process where the addition of a stimulus following a behavior causes a decrease in that behavior?

Remember that reinforcement, even when it is negative, always increases a behavior. In contrast, punishment always decreases a behavior. In positive punishment, you add an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior. An example of positive punishment is scolding a student to get the student to stop texting in class.