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Vocabulary for Chapter 5 / Learning

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show The ability to connect stimuli (the changes that occur in our environment) with responses (behaviors or other actions).  
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show Learning that occurs when a neutral stimulus (e.g., a tone) becomes associated with a stimulus (e.g., food) that naturally produces a behavior.  
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show Something (such as food) that naturally triggers a response.  
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show The naturally occurring response (such as salivation) that follows the unconditioned stimulus.  
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Conditioned stimulus (Pg. 133) (CS)   show
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Conditioned response (Pg. 133) (CR)   show
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show The reduction in responding that occurs when the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus.  
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Spontaneous recovery (Pg. 134)   show
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Generalization (Pg. 134)   show
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Discrimination (Pg. 135)   show
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show Conditioning that occurs when an existing conditioned stimulus serves as an unconditioned stimulus for a new conditioned stimulus.  
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Phobia (Pg. 135)   show
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Operant conditioning (Pg. 137)   show
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Law of effect (Pg. 137)   show
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Skinner box (operant chamber) (Pg. 138)   show
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show Any event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior.  
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show Any event that weakens or decreases the likelihood of a behavior.  
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show The strengthening of a response by presenting a typically pleasurable stimulus after the response.  
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show The strengthening of a response by removing a typically unpleasant stimulus after the response.  
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Positive punishment (Pg. 139)   show
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show The weakening of a response by removing a typically pleasant stimulus after the response.  
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show A reinforcement schedule in which the desired response is sometimes reinforced, and sometimes not.  
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show A reinforcement schedule in which the reinforcement occurs for the first response made after a specific amount of time has passed.  
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Variable-interval schedule (Pg. 140)   show
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Fixed-ratio schedule (Pg. 141)   show
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show A ratio reinforcement schedule in which the reinforcer is provided after an average number of responses.  
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Shaping (Pg. 141)   show
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show Stimuli that are naturally preferred or enjoyed by the organism, such as food, water, and relief from pain.  
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show Neutral events that have become associated with a primary reinforcer through classical conditioning.  
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show The sudden understanding of the solution to a problem.  
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Latent learning (Pg. 143)   show
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show Learning by observing the behavior of others.  
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Social dilemma (Pg. 150)   show
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show A social dilemma in which the goals of the individual compete with the goals of another individual (or sometimes with a group of other individuals).  
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