The tendency of animals to revert to intuitive behavior that interferes with learning is called

4 main schedules of PARTIAL reinforcement: specific patters that determine when a behavior will be reinforced

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Is the tendency of animals to revert to instinctive behavior that interferes with learning?
Is tendency for an animal's behavior to revert?
Which of the following is an example of instinctive drift?
When the frequency of a behavior is decreased by learning this is called?

Ratio schedules: involve the number of behaviors that must be performed prior to reward
vs.
Interval schedules: refer to the amount of time that must pass before a behavior is rewarded

- In a fixed schedule, the number of behaviors or the amount of time is always the same.
- In a variable schedule: the required number of behaviors or the amount of time that muss pass changes and is unpredictable from the perspective of the learner

Fixed-ratio schedule: reinforces a behavior after a set of number of behaviors (a factory might line a worker to produce a certain number of items in order to get paid a particular amount)

Fixed interval schedule: reinforces the first behavior after a fixed amount of time has passed (rate of behavior increases rapidly as the time approaches when the behavior likely will be reinforced)

Variable-interval schedule: is a timetable in which a behavior is reinforced after a variable amount of time has elapsed (ex: pop quizzes) you don't know when its coming but when you see the teacher shut the door (difficult to prove when a reward will come) BEHAVIOR IS SLOW AND CONSISTENT

Variable ratio: a system in which behaviors are rewarded an average number of times but on an unpredictable basis (produce high, steady rates of behavior and are most resistant to extinction)

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Learning	A systematic , relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs through experience.
Behaviorism	A theory of learning that focuses solely on observable behaviors, discounting the importance of mental activity such as thinking, wishing, and hoping.
Associative Learning	Learning that oocurs when an organism makes a connection or an association, between two events.
Obsevational Learning	Learning that occurs through observing and imitating another's behavior.
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.
Unconditioned Stimulus (US)	A stimulus that produces a response without prior learning.
Unconditioned Response (UR)	An unlearned reaction that is automatically elicited by the unconditioned stimulus.
Conditioned Stimulus (CS)	A previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a conditioned response after being paired with the conditioned stimulus.
Conditioned Response (CR)	The learned response to the conditioned stimulus that occurs after conditioned stimulus- unconditioned stimulus pairing.
Acquisition	The initial learning of the connection between the unconditioned stimulus and the conditioned stimulus when these two stimuli are paired.
Generalization (in classical conditioning)	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.
Discrimination (in classical conditioning)	The process of learning to respond to certain stimuli and not others.
Extinction (in classical conditioning)	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.
Renewal	The recovery of the conditioned response when the organism is placed in a novel context.
Counterconditioning	A classical conditioning procedure for changing the relationship between a conditioned stimulus and its conditioned response.
Aversive Conditioning	A form of treatment that consists of repeated pairings of a stimulus with a very unpleasant stimulus.
Habituation	Decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations.
Operant Conditioned or Instrumental Conditioning	A form of associate learning in which the consequences of a behavior change the probability of the behavior's occurrence
Law of Effect	Thorndike's law stating that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are strengthened and that behaviors folowed by negative outcomes are weakened.
Shaping	Rewarding successive approximations of a desired behavior.
Reinforcement	The process by which a stimulus or event (a reinforcer) folowing 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 the frequency of that behavior.
Avoidance Learning	An organism's learning that it can altogether avoid negative a negative stimulus by making a particular response.
Learned Helplessness	An organism's learning through experience with negative stimuli that it has no control over negative outcomes.
Primary Reinforcer	A reinforcer that is innately satisfying; one that does not take any learning on the organism's part to make it pleasurable.
Secondary Reinforcer	A reinforcer that acquires its positive value through an organism's experience; a secondary reinforcer is a learned or conditioned reinforcer.
Generalization(In Operant Conditioning)	Performing a reinforced behavior in a different situation.
Discrimination( In Operant Conditioning)	Responding appropriately to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced.
Extinction( In Operant Conditioning)	Decreases in the frequency of a behavior when the behavior is no longer reinforced.
Schedules of Reinforcement	Specific patterns that determine when a behavior will be reinforced.
Punishment	A consequence that decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur.
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 stimulus following a given behavior in order to decrease the frequency of that behavior.
Applied Behavior Analysis or Behavior Modification	The use of operant conditioning principles to change human behavior.
Latent Learning or Implicit Learning	Unreinforced learning that is not immediately reflected in behavior.
Insight Learning	A form of problem solving in which the organism develops a sudden insight into or understanding of a problem's solution.
Instinctive Drift	The tendency of animals to revert to instinctive behavior that interferes with learning.
Preparedness	The species-specific biological predisposition to learn in certain ways but not others.

Is the tendency of animals to revert to instinctive behavior that interferes with learning?

Instinctive drift, alternately known as instinctual drift, is the tendency of an animal to revert to unconscious and automatic behaviour that interferes with learned behaviour from operant conditioning.

Is tendency for an animal's behavior to revert?

Instinctual drift is the tendency of some trained animals to revert back to instinctual behaviors.

Which of the following is an example of instinctive drift?

For example, a dog with the nature to bark at visitors thinking they are intruders might have been taught to sit quietly when a guest enters through reward and punishment. Under stress, however, it may have instinctual drift, disregarding the learned behavior and barking at the guest.

When the frequency of a behavior is decreased by learning this is called?

Operant Conditioning (Skinner) type of learning in which the consequences of behavior are manipulated so as to increase or decrease the frequency of an existing response or to shape an entirely new response. Operant.