learning and behavior psych test 2 part 3

We should not accept anecdotes as fact, nor should we assume that animals beahving in a particular way are doing so for intelligent reasons

was driven by a belief that the intellectual ability of animals could be properly assessed only through systematic investigation

to reach the food, a cat had to learn to escape from a box

there was no improvement of performance aswould be expected if the cat had experienced a "flash of insight" about how to solve the problem

It seemed as though the response that worked was gradually strengthened, while responses that did not work were gradually weakened

S-R theory of learning

behaviors leading to a satisfying state of affairs are strengthened or stamped in, while behaviors leading to an unsatisfying or annoying state of affairs are weakened or stamped out

The consequence of a behavior determines whether that behavior will be repeated

Behavior varies

selection deals with reinforced behaviors being more likely to occur,and punished behaviors being less likely to occur

So, behavior patterns are gradually transformed, and this process can generate entirely novel behaviors

A type of learning in which the future probability of a behavior is affected by its consequences

a stimulus in the presence of which responses are reinforced and in the absence of which they are not reinforced

the outcome that is contingent upon the response

Sd followed by a R leads to an Sr,O