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Psych- Ch.6 Learning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) | A stimulus that causes an unconditioned response without previous conditioning |
| Unconditioned response (UCR) | An unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus without previous conditioning |
| Conditioned Stimulus (CS) | A previously Neutral Stimulus that through conditioning aquired the ability to evoke a conditioned response |
| Conditioned Response (CR) | A leaned reaction to a conditioned stimulus from previous conditioning |
| Stimulus Discrimination | When an organism has learned a response to a specific stimulus, and doe snot respond to a new stimulus that is similar to the original one. |
| Unconditioned Association | A natural reflex to a neutral stimulus |
| Compensatory Response (CR) | When your body is used to a pattern and when the pattern presents itself, the body will prepare itself for whats to come. |
| Evaluative Conditioning | The changes in the liking of a stimulus that result from pairing that stimulus with other positive/ negative stimuli |