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Chapter 9 Vocab

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show A learning procedure in which associations are made between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus.  
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show A stimulus that does not initially elicit any part of an unconditioned response.  
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Unconditioned Stimulus (US)   show
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show An organisms automatic (or natural) response to a stimulus.  
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Conditioned Stimulus (CS)   show
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Conditioned Response (CR)   show
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show Responding similary to a range of similar stimuli.  
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Discrimination   show
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show The gradual dis appearance of an unconditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.  
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Operant Conditioning   show
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show Stimulus or event that follows a response and increases the likelihood that the response will be repeated.  
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Primary Reinforcer   show
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Fixed-Ratio Schedule   show
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show A pattern of reinforcement in which an unpredictable number of responses are required before reinforcement can be obtained.  
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show A pattern of reinforcement in which a specific amount of time must elapse before a response will elicit reinforcement.  
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Variable-Interval Schedule   show
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show Technique in which the desired behavior is "molded" by first reward is any act similar to that behavior and then regarding even closer approximation to the desired behavior reward.  
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show Learned reactions that follow one another in sequence, each reaction producing the signal for the next.  
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Aversive Control   show
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show Increasing the strength of a given response by removing or preventing a painful stimulus when the response occurs.  
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Escape Conditioninng   show
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Aviodance Conditioning   show
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Social Learning   show
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Cognitive Learning   show
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show A mental picture of spatial relationships or relationships between events.  
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Latent Learning   show
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show Conditioned in which repeated attempts to control a situation fail, resulting in the belief that the situation is uncontrollable  
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show Learning by imitating others; copying behavior  
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show Systematic application of learning principles to change people's actions and feelings.  
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show Conditioning in which desirable behavior is reinforced with valueless objects, which can be accumulated and exchanged for valued rewards.  
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