Chapter 5

Question 1

A relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experience which does not involve learning from others

Answer 1

individual learning

Question 2

The observable characteristics of an organism

Answer 2

phenotype

Question 3

The ability of an organism to produce different phenotypes depending on environmental conditions

Answer 3

phenotypic plasticity

Question 4

Becoming more sensitive to stimuli over time

Answer 4

sensitization

Question 5

Becoming less sensitive to stimuli overtime

Answer 5

habituation

Question 6

Any stimulus that is considered positive pleasant or rewarding

Answer 6

appetitive stimulus

Question 7

A stimulus that elicits a vigorous response in the absence of training

Answer 7

unconditioned stimulus

Question 8

The learned response to a conditioned stimulus

Answer 8

conditioned response

Question 9

A stimulus that initially fails to elicit a particular response but comes to do so when it is associated with a second (unconditioned) stimulus

Answer 9

conditioned stimulus

Question 10

A learned action that an animal makes to change its environment

Answer 10

operant response

Question 11

Any stimulus that is associated with an unpleasant experience

Answer 11

aversive stimulus