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Psychology_Exam _2
Question | Answer |
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experience that results in a relatively permanent change in the state of the learner | Learning |
Learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response | Classical Conditioning |
something that reliably produces a naturally occurring reaction in an organism | Unconditioned Stimulus |
a reflexive reaction that is reliably produced by an unconditioned stimulus | Unconditioned Response |
a stimulus that is initially neutral and produces no reliable response in an organism | Conditioned Stimulus |
a reaction that resembles an unconditioned response but is produced by a conditioned stimulus Neutral Stimulus: a stimulus that before conditioning, does not naturally bring about the response of interest | Conditioned Response |
A type of learning in which the consequences of an organism’s behavior determine whether it will be repeated in the future | Operant Conditioning |
The principle that behaviors that are followed by a "satisfying state of affairs" tend o be represented and those that produce an "unpleasant state of affairs" are less likely to be repeated. | Law of Effect |
Any stimulus or event that functions to increase the likelihood of the behavior that let to it. | Reinforcer |
Any stimulus or event that functions to decreases the likelihood of the behavior that let to it. | Punisher |