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ap psychology cram – learning: reinforcement & punishment

originally streamed in 2020 with Dr. John MohlTeacher
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Review session covering AP Psychology Unit 4: Learning, including classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and key experiments. Get ready for your AP Psych exam with this complete breakdown of behaviorist theories, Pavlov's dogs, Skinner boxes, ...more

curriculum note

This video references 'Unit 4: Learning,' which uses the old AP Psychology curriculum numbering. In the current AP Psychology course, this content is covered in Unit 3 – Development and Learning (Topics 3.7–3.9).

covered in this stream

units
Unit 3 – Development and Learning
topics
3.7 Classical Conditioning3.8 Operant Conditioning3.9 Social, Cognitive, and Neurological Factors in Learning

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction to Learning

  • 3:49

    Behaviorist Assumptions

  • 4:51

    Classical Conditioning Overview

  • 5:51

    Pavlov's Experiments

  • 9:02

    Acquisition Process

  • 10:39

    Extinction Explained

  • 11:43

    Spontaneous Recovery

  • 13:45

    Stimulus Generalization

  • 15:49

    Stimulus Discrimination

  • 16:19

    Higher Order Conditioning

  • 21:01

    Rescorla's Signal Relations

  • 23:04

    Seligman's Taste Aversion

  • 25:38

    Garcia's Research Findings

  • 30:49

    Operant Conditioning Basics

  • 32:56

    Thorndike's Law of Effect

  • 35:01

    Skinner's Reinforcement Principles

  • 36:33

    Positive and Negative Reinforcement

  • 39:37

    Punishment Types

  • 47:00

    Reinforcement Schedules

  • 50:42

    Fixed vs Variable Schedules

  • 55:30

    Primary and Secondary Reinforcers

  • 56:33

    Escape and Avoidance Learning

  • 59:10

    Shaping Complex Behaviors

  • 1:00:12

    Habituation and Adaptation

  • 1:02:14

    Instinctive Drift

  • 1:03:16

    Tolman's Latent Learning

  • 1:06:23

    Observational Learning

  • 1:07:24

    Closing and Questions

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