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| a process by which behavior or knowledge changes as a result of experience |
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| learning that occurs when a neutral stimulus elicits a response that was originally caused by another stimulus |
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unconditioned stimulus
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| a stimulus that elicits a reflexive response without learning |
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unconditioned response
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| a reflexive, unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus |
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| a once neutral stimulus that elicits a conditional response because it has a history of being paired with an unconditioned stimulus |
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| the learned response that occurs to the conditioned stimulus |
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| the initial phase of learning in which a response is established |
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| the loss or weakening of a conditioned response when a conditioned stimulus and inconditioned stimulus no longer occur together |
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| the reoccurance of a previously extinguished condition response, typically after some time has passed since extinction |
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| occurs when an organism learns to respond to one original stimulus but not to a new stimuli that may be similar to the original stimulus |
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| conditioned emotional responses |
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| consist of emotional and physiological responses that develop to a specific object or stimulation |
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| refers to the biological predisposition to rapidly learn a response to a particular class of stimuli |
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| conditioned taste adversion |
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| the acquired dislike or disgust of a food or drink because it was paired with illness |
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| a type of learning in which behavior is influenced by consequenses |
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| a process in which an event or reward that follows a response increases the likelihood of that response occuring again |
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| a stimulus that is conringent upon a response, and that increases the probability of that response occuring again |
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| a process that decreases the future probability of a response |
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| a stimulus that is contingent upon a response, and that results in a decrease in behavior |
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| consist of reinforcing stimulu that satisfy basic motivational needs |
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| consist of reinforcing stimuli that acquire their value through learning |
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| the strengthening of behavior after potential reinforcers such as praise, money, or nourishment follow that behavior |
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| involves the strengthening of a behavior because it removes or diminishes a stimulus |
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| a specific type of negative reinforcement that removes the possibility that a stimulus will occur |
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| occurs if a response removes a stimulus that is already present |
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| a process in which a behavior decreases because it adds or increases a particular stimulus |
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| occurs when a behavior decreases because it removes or diminishes a particular stimulus |
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| a cue or event that indicates that a response, if made, will be reinforced |
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| a procedure in which a specific operant response is created by reinforcing successive approximation of that response |
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| schedules of reinforcement |
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| rules that determine when reinforcement is available |
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| every response made results in reinforcement |
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| partial (intermittent) reinforcement |
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| only a certain number of responses are rewarded, or a certain amount of time must pass before reinforcement is made available |
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| reinforcement in delivered after a specific number of responses have been completed |
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| the number of responses requred to recieve reinforcement varies according to an average |
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| reinforces the first response occurring after a set amount of time passes |
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| variable-interval schedule |
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| the first response is reinforced following a variable amount of time |
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| partial reinforcement effect |
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| a phenomenon in which organisms that have been conditioned under partial reinforcement resist extinction longer than those conditioned under continuous reinforcement |
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| learning that is not immediately expressed by a response until the organism is reinforced for doing so |
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| involves changes in behavior and knowledge that result from watching others |
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| recreating a motor behavior or expression, often to accomplish a specific goal |
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