Unit 2 Definitions

Question 1

Discrete-trial procedure

Answer 1

Conditioning arrangement in which the opportunity to respond is limited to specific, relatively short instances (trials)

Question 2

Respondent conditioning

Answer 2

Conditioning that rests on stimulus-stimulus pairing relations

Question 3

Unconditional reflex

Answer 3

Unlearned stimulus-response relation

Question 4

Conditional reflex

Answer 4

Stimulus-response relation acquired through respondent conditioning

Question 5

Neutral stimulus

Answer 5

Stimulus that doesn’t elicit a conditional response in the absence of a learning hx

Question 6

Unconditional stimulus

Answer 6

Stimulus that elicits an unlearned unconditional response

Question 7

Unconditional response

Answer 7

Response elicited by an unconditional stimulus

Question 8

Respondent extinction

Answer 8

Repeatedly presenting the conditioned stimulus w/o the unconditional stimulus, causing conditional responses to cease

Question 8

Conditional stimulus

Answer 8

Stimulus that elicits a conditional response b/c of respondent conditioning

Question 8

Habituation

Answer 8

Waning of responsiveness to an unconditional stimulus that is repeatedly presented

Question 8

Spontaneous recovery

Answer 8

Reappearance of an extinguished conditional response following a period in which no trials are arranged

Question 9

Higher-order conditioning

Answer 9

Respondent conditioning in which a neutral stimulus is paired w/a conditional stimulus, not an unconditional stimulus

Question 9

Latent inhibition

Answer 9

Presenting a neutral stimulus repeatedly prior to pairing it w/an unconditional stimulus, which inhibits learning when they are paired