Quiz 3 Flashcards
Methodological
The study of events that can be observed or measured.
know What is determinism
We live in the universe with a cause and effect
radical behaviorist
Denys that hunger fear are the causes of behavior
unconditional reflexes
automatic connections between a stimuli such as secreting the digestive juices.
classical conditioning
the process by which an organism learns a new association between two stimuli-a neutral stimulus and one that already evokes a reflective response
unconditioned stimuli
is an event that automatically elicits an unconditioned response
unconditioned response
is an action that the unconditional stimulus elicits.
conditioned stimuli
also known as metronome. because a dogs response to it depends on the preceding conditions
conditioned response
whatever response the conditioned stimulus begins to elicit as a result of the conditioning procedure.
process of acquisition
the process that establishes or strengthens a conditioned response.
the proecss of extinction
to exstinguish a classically conditioned response repeatedly present the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus.
spontaneous recovery
temporary return of an extinguished response after a delay.
stimulus generalization
is the extension of a conditioned response from the training stimulus to similiar stimuli.
discriminination
you response differently because the two stimuli predict differnt outcomes
drug tolerance
users of certrain drugs experience progressively weaker effects after taking the drugs repeartedly.