Chp 6

Question 1

Stimulus

Answer 1

something that produces a reaction

Question 2

Conditioning

Answer 2

learning

Question 3

Classical Conditioning

Answer 3

form of learning in which one stimulus is called forth by another

Question 4

Unconditioned Stimulus

Answer 4

a stimulus that causes an automatic response

Question 5

Unconditioned Response

Answer 5

the automatic response

Question 6

Conditioned Response

Answer 6

learned response

Question 7

Conditioned Stimulus

Answer 7

a stimulus that provokes a learned response

Question 8

Taste Aversion

Answer 8

a learned avoidance of a certain food

Question 9

Spontaneous Recovery

Answer 9

an extinguished response is not necessarily gone

Question 10

Generalization

Answer 10

the act of responding to a stimuli in an expected way

Question 11

Discrimination

Answer 11

responding to a stimuli differently because it is not the same

Question 12

Flooding

Answer 12

constant exposure to stimuli till there is no fear

Question 13

Systematic Desensitization

Answer 13

relaxing with gradual exposure to fearful stimuli

Question 14

Counterconditioning

Answer 14

pleasant stimuli paired with fearful stimuli in hopes to counter act the fear

Question 15

Operant Conditioning

Answer 15

learning from consequences of actions

Question 16

Reinforcement

Answer 16

a stimuli increases the chances of a behavior will happen again

Question 17

Primary Reinforcement

Answer 17

useful due to biological makeup of the organism

Question 18

Secondary Reinforcement

Answer 18

a reward put along with a stimuli

Question 19

Positive Reinforcers

Answer 19

increase the frequency of the behavior when applied

Question 20

Negative Reinforcers

Answer 20

increases the frequency of behavior when taken away

Question 21

Schedule of Reinforcement

Answer 21

when and how often a reinforcer occurs

Question 22

Continuous Reinforcers

Answer 22

reinforcement of behavior every time the behavior occurs

Question 23

Partial Reinforcement

Answer 23

behavior not enforced every time it occurs

Question 24

Shaping

Answer 24

a way to teach complex behavior by reinforcing small steps in the right direction

Question 25

Latent Learning

Answer 25

learning that remains hidden until needed

Question 26

Observational Learning

Answer 26

Acquiring knowledge through observation and imitation

Question 27

Program Learning

Answer 27

Breaking down the task into small actions to be put together for a complex action