Neuro 3 & 4 Flashcards
classical conditioning
association of a stimulus with an involuntary emotional response
operant conditioning
associating a voluntary behavioral response with a consequence (reinforcement or punishment)
Pavlov’s dogs is an example of which type of conditioning?
classical
reinforcement
consequence that increases the likelihood of the behavior in the future
can be addition of reward (positive) or removal of aversive stimulus (negative)
punishment
consequence that decreases the likelihood of the behavior in the future
can be removal or reward (negative) or applying an aversive stimulus (positive)
counterconditioning
change the emotional response from a unpleasant to pleasant emotion
desensitization
provide a stimulus that would normally produce an undesirable response at a low level, then gradually increase untilthe undesirable response no longer occurs
FAS
fear
anxiety
stress
flooding
prolonged exposure to aversive stimulus
Two Possible Reactions to Flooding
- Freeze/Shutdown
- Aggression
anxiety
appprehensive anticipation of future danger
conflict
competing motivations
displacement behavior
normal behavior performed out of context because animal is unable to perform what they want/need to
Possible triggers of aggression
fear-induced
pain-induced
play-induced
petting-induced/overstim (cat)
dominance/conflict
protective
redirected
predatory
Signs of FAS
yawning, lip-licking, vocalization, pacing, lowering head/neck, averted gaze, lifted paw, avoidance, etc.
