Chapter 3 - Elicited Behaviors and Classical Conditioning Flashcards
Non-voluntary behavior
Reflex
Defensive response to something startling/arousing
Startle Response
When we turn to the direction of a stimulus
Orienting Response
The pulling back of our body when stepping on a nail or hot stove
Flexion Response
Sensory neuron action on interneuron acting on motor neuron
Reflex Arc
Specific to species and is a pattern that repeats a lot
Fixed Action Patterns
Something that initiate the fixed action patterns
Sign Stimulus
aka Releaser
To get used to a stimulus
Habituation
To be hyper sensitive to a stimulus
Sensitization
To get used to a stimulus and then notice it again
Dishabituation
Classical Conditioning
Process in which inborn behavior start to be produced in new situations
Initially, a stimulus that does not elicit a response
Eg. Whistle
Neutral Stimulus
A stimulus that elicits a natural response
Eg. Food
Unconditioned Stimulus
A stimulus that elicits a desired response
Condition Stimulus
Eg. “Whistle”+Food=Salivation
Whistle is the CS
Initially, without training, you get the behavior/response you want
Unconditioned Response
Eg. Food leads to salivation