PSYC 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Somniloquy, Sleep Spindle, Axon Terminal

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

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Hh psyc 1010 - lecture 11 - learning (part 4) When a response that occurs in the presence of a particular stimulus is reinforced, it will likely also occur in the presence of other similar stimuli. the more similar, the more likely generalization will occur. When a response does not occur in the presence of a new stimulus that resembles the original one. Signals that a response will be reinforced. Occurs when a previously reinforced response is no longer reinforced and this leads to a gradual weakening and disappearance of the response. When an extinguished response spontaneously occurs in the presence of the stimulus (after a rest period) positive reinforcement- adding something pleasant to the situation to increase the likelihood of it happening again. Not a punishment, not necessarily something bad When something unpleasant is removed from the situation and this increases the probability of the response reocurring. Positive punishment- adding something unpleasant to the situation, decreases.