Learning Pt. 1 Vocab Terms

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associative learning

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certain events occur together

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learning

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permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience

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classical conditioning

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an organism comes to associate stimuli

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behaviorism

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psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes

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unconditioned response (UCR)

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unlearned, naturally occurring response to the unconditioned stimulus

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unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

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unconditionally-naturally and automatically-triggers a response

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conditioned response (CR)

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learned response to a previous neutral stimulus

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conditioned stimulus (CS)

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an originally irrelevant stimulus that comes to trigger a conditioned response

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neutral stimulus (NS)

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stimulus that produces no response other than catching your attention

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acquisition

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initial stage in classical conditioning

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extinction

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diminishing of a conditioned response

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spontaneous recovery

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reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response

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generalization

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stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses

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discrimination

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distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus

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operant conditioning

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behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer

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respondent behavior

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automatic response to some stimulus

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operant behavior

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operates on the environment, producing consequences

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law of effect

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behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely

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operant chamber (Skinner box)

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containing a bar or key that an animal can manipulate to obtain a food or water reinforcer

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shaping

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reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of desired behavior