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| a feature in the environment that is detected by an organism or that leads to a change in behavior |
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| an observable reaction to a stimulus |
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| a type of learning that involves stimulus-response connections, in which the response is conditional to the stimulus |
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| a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit an unconditioned response |
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| in classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits an unlearned, naturally occuring response |
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| in classical conditioning, an unlearned response |
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| a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus |
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| a previously neutral stimulus that, because of pairing with an unconditoned stimulus, now causes a conditoned response |
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| a type of classical conditioning in which a previously desirable or neutral food comes to be perceived as repugnant because it is associated with negative stimulation |
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| in classical conditioning, the disappearance of a conditioned response when an unconditioned stimulus no longer follows a conditioned stimulus |
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| the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after some time has passed |
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| the tendency to response in the same way to stimuli that have similar characteristics |
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| in classical conditioning, the ability to distinguish the conditioned stimulus from other stimuli that are similar |
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| based on the principles of classical conditioning, a fear-reduction technique that involves exposing the individual to a harmless stimulus until fear responses to the stimulus are extinguished |
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| systematic desensitization |
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| a type of counterconditioning, used to treat phobias in which a pleasant, relaxed state is associated with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimulu |
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| a therapy procedure based on classical conditoning that replaces a negative response to a stimulus with a postive response |
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| learning that is strengthened when behavior is followed by positive reinforcement |
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