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Psychology_Exam _2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |