Chapter 6.1 Classical Conditioning

Question 1

Learning

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a long term change in an organism’s behavior or thought as a result of experience

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Habituation

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process of responding less strongly over time to repeated stimuli.

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sensitization

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process of responding more strongly over time to repeated stimuli

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Acquisition

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is the phase during which a conditioned response is established

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extinction

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is the reduction and elimination of the conditioned response after conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus

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Pavlovian

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Classical conditioning

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Unconditioned stimulus

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stimulus that elicits an autonomic response

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unconditioned response

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autonomic response to a nonneutral stimulus that does not need to be learned

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Neutral stimulus

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it is a stimula that has no meaning at first but it is paired with unconditioned stimulus.

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Conditioned stimulus

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Neutral stimulus becomes conditioned stimulus because of learning. Without the unconditoned stimulus it creates similar response

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Conditioned response

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response previously associated with a nonneutral stimulus that is elicted by a neutral stimulus through conditioning

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Stimulus generalization

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occurs when similar conditioned stimulus elicit the same conditioned response. Driving someone’s car without a new learning.

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Stimulus discrimination

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occurs when one exhibits a particular conditioned response only to certain stimuli, but not to similar others. Movie about tornado vs tornado in real life

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Spontaneous recovery

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sudden reemerge of an extinct conditioned response after delay in exposure to the conditioned stimulus. suppressing

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renewal effect

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sudden reemerge of a conditioned response following extinction when an animal is returned to the environment in which the conditioned response was acquired

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Higher order conditioning

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developing conditioned response to a conditioned stimulus by virtue of its association with anoter conditioned stimulus. feeling hungry just seeing the pictures of food etc.. becomes weaker the more distant the association to the original conditioned stimulus. explains why merely hearing want a Coke? can make you thirsty

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acquiring phobias

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conditioning and stimulus generalization. Little Albert

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Latent inhibition

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difficulty in establishing classical conditioning to a conditioned stimulus we’ve repeatedly experienced alone, that is without the unconditioned stimulus.

Question 19

Fetishism

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seems to be partly due to classical conditioning. classical conditioning may also explain our disgust reactions to safe food and drink