Learning theories Flashcards
What is an unconditioned stimulus?
An unconditioned stimulus is a stimulus that produces a response without any learning taking place
What is an unconditioned response?
An unconditioned response is an unlearned response to an unconditional stimulus
What is a neutral stimulus?
A stimulus that doesn’t produce the target response. It becomes the conditioned stimulus after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
What is a conditioned stimulus?
A stimulus that only produces the target response after it has been paired with the unconditioned stimulus
What is a conditioned response?
The response elicited by the conditioned stimulus i.e. a new association has been learned so that the neutral stimulus/ conditioned stimulus produces the unconditioned response which is now called the conditioned response.
What is extinction?
When the conditioned stimulus (CS) and the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) have not been paired for a while and the CS ceases to elicit the conditioned response (CR)
What is Spontaneous recovery?
An extinct response activates again so that the conditioned stimulus once again elicits the conditioned response
What is stimulus generalisation?
When an individual who has acquired a conditioned response to one stimulus begins to respond to similar stimuli in the same way.
