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3/27 Operant Conditioning/Reinforcers

Posted on March 27, 2013 by victoriaruss

Copy all of the essential vocabulary. Test tomorrow Basic definition of reinforcement Reinforcement occurs when a stimulus (the reinforcer) follows a behavior or response. The reinforcer increases the probability that behavior will be repeated. (Edward Thorndike’s Law of Effect) Positive … Continue reading →

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3/21 Elizabeth Loftus “Lost in a Shopping Mall”

Posted on March 21, 2013 by victoriaruss

WOD  schema; source amnesia; misinformation effect; confabulation Memories are NOT exact records of events. Instead, memories are reconstructed in many different ways, which means they can be distorted by several factors. Factors that can distort your memory  include: (1) schema is a … Continue reading →

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