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P&C5_Ch03
Pierce & Cheney 5th edition Chapter 3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
07/30/2017

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Associative Strength
Definition
The term used to describe how much of a conditioned response (CR) a particular CS elicits
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Backward conditioning
Definition
The US comes on and goes off before the CS comes on
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Blocking
Definition
A CS paired with a US interferes with a subsequent CS-US association
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Change in associate strength
Definition
A change in the amount of conditioned response (CR) elicited by a conditioned stimulus (CS)
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Compound stimuli
Definition
Multi-component stimlui made by combining two or more elemental stimuli
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Conditioned place preference
Definition
A procedure in which a particular place or location is paired with presentation of an unconditioned stimulus (US) such that the place or location eventually elicits approach.
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Conditioned response
Definition
A response reliably elicited by the presentation of a conditioned stimulus
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Conditioned stimulus
Definition
A stimulus that reliably elicits a CR because of respondent conditioning
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Conditioned suppression
Definition
When a CS presented during operant behavior reduces the rate of operant responding
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Conditioned taste aversion
Definition
A procedure in which a taste is paired with presentation of an unconditioned stimulus (US) that produces gastrointestinal distress, which results in the individual eventually avoiding the taste.
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Conditioned withdrawal
Definition
When a stimulus that has been paired with drug administration becomes a CS that causing cravings
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Contextual stimuli
Definition
Sights, sounds, smells, etc. that provide background for conditioning
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CS-pre-exposure effect
Definition
The fact that individuals who have prior experience with a stimlus will show slower acquisition of CRs to that stimulus during subsequent respondent conditioning; also known as latent inhibition
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Delayed conditioning
Definition
The CS is presented a few seconds before the US occurs
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Elicited (behavior)
Definition
to bring forth; the term used with respondents (CRs & URs), FAPs/MAPs, and reaction chains
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First-order conditioning
Definition
Pairing a neutral stimulus (NS) that does not elicit a specific conditioned response CR with an unconditioned stimulus (US) until it becomes a CS and does elicit a CR
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Fixed-action pattern (FAP)
Definition
a behavioral sequence elicited by a sign stimulus or releaser that is phylogenetic in origin, relatively invariant within the species, and unlike reaction shains it almost inevitably runs to completion even if the stimulus is removed; also known as modal action pattern (MAP)
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Generalization gradient
Definition
A graph that plots stimulus values against magnitude of response
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Habituation
Definition
With repeated presentation of the US, the UR gradually declines in magnitude
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Homeostasis
Definition
The tendency for a system to remain stable
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Latent inhibition
Definition
The fact that individuals who have prior experience with a stimlus will show slower acquisition of CRs to that stimulus during subsequent respondent conditioning; also known as CS-preexposure effect
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Law of intensity-magnitude
Definition
As the intensity of the US increases so does the magnitude of the UR
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Law of latency
Definition
As the intensity of the US increases the latency to appearance of the UR decreases
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Law of the threshold
Definition
A point below which no response occurs and above which a response always occurs
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Maximum associative strength
Definition
The tlargest conditioned response (CR) a particular CS can elicit
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Modal-action pattern (MAP)
Definition
a behavioral sequence elicited by a sign stimulus or releaser that is phylogenetic in origin, relatively invariant within the species, and unlike reaction shains it almost inevitably runs to completion even if the stimulus is removed; also known as fixed action pattern (FAP)
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Ontogenetic
Definition
Behavior relations that are based on events that occur over the lifetime of the individual
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Overshadowing
Definition
an effect that occurs when a compound stimulus is used as the CS in a respondent conditioning experiment and one element of the compound is more salient than the other; when tested separately, only the more salient element will elicit the CR
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Phylogenetic
Definition
Behavior relations that are based on the genetic endowment of an individual, based on species history
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Placebo effect
Definition
a resopnse to something that appears to be a real treatment, but isn't
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Primary laws of the reflex
Definition
laws that govern US-UR relationships; include the law of the threshold, the law of intensity–magnitude, and the law of latency.
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Reaction chain
Definition
a behavioral sequence elicited by a sign stimulus or releaser that is phylogenetic in origin, relatively invariant within the species, and unlike FAPs/MAPS, each response in a reaction chain requires an appropriate stimulus to set it off
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Reflex
Definition
the term for the relationship between an unconditioned stimulus (US) and the unconditioned response (UR) it elicits
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Releaser
Definition
a stimulus that has evolved to facilitate communication between animals of the same species and elicits FAPs/MAPs
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Rescorla-Wagner model
Definition
A stimulus-response pairing theory of respondent conditioning
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Respondent
Definition
A behavior that is reliably elicited by a stimulus; an unconditioned or conditioned response
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Respondent acquisition
Definition
pairing a neutral stimulus (NS) with stimulus that elicits a respondent so that the NS becomes a CS and elicits a CR
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Respondent conditioning
Definition
When a contingency between a stimulus that already reliably elicits a response and some other stimulus results in the other stimulus reliably eliciting some new response
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Respondent discrimination
Definition
An organism showing a CR to one stimulus but not another
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Respondent extinction
Definition
Presenting the CS without the US repeatedly
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Respondent generalization
Definition
When an organism shows a CR to values of the CS that were not trained
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Respondent level
Definition
Strength of an expected/intended CR at baseline, before any conditioning occurs
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Salience
Definition
the quality of being particularly noticeable
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Second-order conditioning
Definition
Pairing a second CS with an already functional CS rather than a CS and a US
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Sexual selection
Definition
The increased reproductive success of genes that code for attributes or behavior that is attractive to the opposite sex.
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Sign stimulus
Definition
a feature of an animal's environment that elicits a FAP/MAP
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Simultaneous conditioning
Definition
The CS and US are presented at the same time
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Spontaneous recovery
Definition
Observation of an increase in the CR after respondent extinction has occurred and some time has passed since the CS was presented in that context
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Temporal pairing
Definition
In respondent conditioning, the pairing of the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli in time.
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Tolerance
Definition
When more of a US is needed to obtain the same effect
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Trace conditioning
Definition
The CS is presented and removed prior to presentation of the US
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Unconditioned response
Definition
The phylogenetic behavior elicited by an unconditioned stimulus
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Unconditioned stimulus
Definition
The phylogenetically endowed eliciting event of a reflex
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US-pre-exposure effect
Definition
The fact that individuals who have been exposed to a US show slower acquisition during subsequent respondent conditioning involving that US
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