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study for midterm Chapter 5

TermDefinition
learning A relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience.
classical conditioning A type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to bring about a response after it is paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about a response.
unconditioned stimulus A stimulus that naturally brings about a particular response without having been learned.
unconditioned response A response that is natural and needs no training..
conditioned stimulus A once-neutral stimulus that has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus to bring about a response formerly caused only by the unconditioned response.
conditioned response A response that, after conditioning, follows a previously neutral stimulus.
extinction A basic phenomenon of learning that occurs when a previously conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears.
spontaneous recovery The reemergence of an extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest and with no further conditioning.
operant conditioning Learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened, depending on its favorable or unfavorable consequence.
Thorndikes law of effect A behavior that is rewarding and satisfying is likely to be repeated.
Ivan Pavlov Used dogs in conditioning experiment.
BF Skinner 1937 coined the term Operant Conditioning.
Primary reinforcer Biological
Secondary Reinforcers In need of a reward.
positive reinforcement A stimulus added to the environment that brings about an increase in a preceding response.
negative reinforcement An unpleasant stimulus whose removal leads to an increase in the probability that a preceding response will be repeated in the future.
punishment A stimulus that decreases the probability that a previous behavior will occur again.
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