Learning and Behavioral Modification Flashcards

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What is the illness model?

A

People anthropomorphizing animals and their illness, isn’t very good

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What does appetitive mean?

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Good stimulus

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3
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What does adverse mean?

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Bad stimulus

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What is positive reinforcement?

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Good behavior receives appetitive stimulus

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5
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What is positive punishment?

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Bad behavior receives adverse stimulus

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What is negative reinforcement?

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Good behavior prevents adverse stimulus

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What is negative punishment?

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Bad behavior prevents appetitive stimulus

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What is habituation?

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Over time repeated exposure to stimuli results in a smaller or non existent response to the stimuli

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What is structural habituation?

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Using habituation to desensitize a dog

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10
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What is flooding?

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Providing the desensitized stimuli at full strength

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What is operant conditioning?

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Doing something on purpose in response to stimuli

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What is a reinforcer?

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The reward of operative conditioning

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13
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What is classical conditioning?

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The involuntary response to a certain stimulus

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14
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What is unconditioned?

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The animal has not been taught to have this response

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What is conditioned?

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The animal has been taught to have this response

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16
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What is interactive punishment?

A

Pet associates unpleasant stimuli with owner

17
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What is remote punishment?

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No association of punishment (adverse stimuli) with owner, like a shock collar

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What is systemic desensitization?

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Gradual increasing of anxiety inducing stimuli

19
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What is extinction?

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A conditioned stimulus is provided without providing the unconditioned stimulus after

20
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What is counterconditioning?

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Establishing an appetitive stimuli when an adverse stimuli takes place. Ex. giving a treat when loud noise happens

21
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What is stereotypic behavior?

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Behaviors that are abnormal and provide no benefit to the animal. Like OCD in humans

22
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What is Acral Lick Dermatitis?

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A stereotypic behavior in dogs that involves excess licking that can lead to extreme wounds

23
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What is psychogenic alopecia?

A

Cats excessively grooming

24
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What is pica?

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Cats ingesting wool