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
A type of response that is the same as an unconditioned response but triggered by a neutral stimulus
Condition Response
Eg. Whistle leads to salivation
List the NS, US, UR.
When you go to the fridge and it smells rotten and you feel nauseous.
Neutral Stimulus: Fridge
Unconditioned Stimulus: Smell
Unconditioned Response: Nauseous
List the NS, US, UR.
You see a bee and it stings you so you run.
Neutral Stimulus: Bee
Unconditioned Stimulus: Stings
Unconditioned Response: Run
To create an unwanted response from a stimulus in order to cause the subject to avoid stimulus.
Aversive Conditioning
To create a wanted response from a stimulus in order to cause the subject to prefer the stimulus
Appetitive Conditioning
Response is more likely when stimulus is present
Excitatory Conditioning
Response is less likely when stimulus is present
Inhibitory Conditioning
A neutral stimulus that later turns into a condition response
Eg. See bee and then it stings you
Delayed Conditioning (most effective)
Neutral stimulus and then feel response
Eg. Hear click and then feel puff of air
Trace Conditioning
neutral stimulus and condition response at the same time
Eg. See bee while it stings you
Simultaneous Conditioning
Response occur before stimulus
Eg. See snake and then feeling the pain of being bitten
Backward Conditioning
