Vocab Flashcards
Teach relaxation techniques; expose subject to fear gradually
Systematic Desensitization
Teaching complex behaviors by reinforcing small steps of the behavior
Shaping
Pairing a pleasant stimulus with a feared one
Counterconditioning
learning that involves stimulus-response connection
Conditioning
Action where organisms display responses previously extinguished
Spontaneous Recovery
Exposure to a harmless, but feared stimulus until fear ends
Flooding
Process where the conditioned stimulus no longer causes the conditioned response
Extinction
Responding the same way to stimuli that seem to be similar
Generalization
Responding differently to stimuli that are not the same, but may share some characteristics
Discrimination
System which “pays” people to act correctly
Token economy
Watching a behavior and then trying to perform the behavior
Observational learning
learning that remains hidden until needed
latent learning
learned avoidance of a particular food
Taste aversion