learning terms

Question 1

Learning

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a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience

Question 2

Conditioning

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process of learning these associations/connections between events
Two types of conditioning- operant and classical

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observational learning

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learning that takes place when a person observes and imitates another’s behavior

Question 4

classical conditioning

Answer 4

organisms learn the association between two stimuli

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Unconditioned stimulus

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a stimulus that produces a response without prior learning

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Unconditioned response

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is an unlearned reaction that is automatically elicited by the UCS

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Acquisition

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the initial learning of the connection between the UCS and the Neutral Stimulus- when these two stimuli are paired

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conditioned stimulus

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a previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a conditioned response after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus

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Conditioned Response

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is a learned
response to the
conditioned stimulus
that occurs after
CS-UCS pairing

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Generalization

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the tendency of a new stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus to elicit a response that is similar to the conditioned response

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Discrimination

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the process of learning to respond to certain stimuli and not others

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Extinction

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weakening of the conditioned response when unconditioned stimulus is absent

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spontaneous recovery

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the process by which a conditioned response can recur after a time delay

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Aversive condition

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consists of repeated pairing of a stimulus with a very unpleasant stimulus

Question 15

counter conditioning

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procedure for changing the relationship between a conditioned stimulus and its conditioned response