How Animals Learn

Question 1

When a learner associates a meaningless stimulus with one that evokes a response

Answer 1

Classical Conditioning

Question 2

Interventional technique to replace an existing conditioned response

Answer 2

Counterconditioning

Question 3

Uses very gradually increased planned exposures so that a learner no longer responds to it

Answer 3

Desensitization

Question 4

Intensity of response to same stimulus gets stronger over time

Answer 4

Sensitization

Question 5

Intensity of response to same stimulus gets weaker over time

Answer 5

Habituation

Question 6

Learning where consequences drive future behavior

Answer 6

Operant Conditioning

Question 7

Animal does behavior, trainer rewards

Answer 7

Positive Reinforcement

Question 8

Aversive stimulus is removed when animal does desired behavior

Answer 8

Negative Reinforcement

Question 9

Pleasant stimulus is removed when animal does undesirable behavior

Answer 9

Negative Punishment

Question 10

Inappropriate in veterinary setting, aversive stimulus is added so the animal stops the behavior

Answer 10

Positive Punishment (last resort)