week 5 Flashcards
non-associative learning
result merely of exposure to stimulus
associative learning
requires association of exposure to stimulus with some consequence
imprinting stimulus
following first object seen
- the imprinting stimulus is learned by mere exposure
habituation
a learning process that produces a decremental response to repeated stimuli
classical conditioning
when a stimulus evokes a response because of being paired with a stimulus that naturally evokes a reponse
US definition
something that reliably produces a naturally occurring reaction in an organism
UR definition
A reflexive reaction that is reliably evoked by an unconditioned response
CS definition
A stimulus that does not produce the response that is eventually conditioned by pairing with a US
CR definition
A reaction to a conditioned stimulus by pairing it with a US
principles of classical conditioning
- acquisition
- second-order conditioning
- extinction
- spontaneous recovery
- generalisation
- discrimination
