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Psychology Chapter 9

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classical conditioning   A learning procedure in which associations are made between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus.  
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neutral stimulus   A stimulus that does not initially elicit any part of an unconditioned response.  
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unconditioned stimulus   An event that elicits a certain predictable response typically without previous training.  
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unconditioned response   An organism’s automatic (or natural) reaction to a stimulus.  
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conditioned stimulus   A once-neutral event that elicits a given response after a period of training in which it has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.  
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conditioned response (CR)   The learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus.  
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generalization   Responding similarly to a range of similar stimuli.  
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discrimination   The ability to respond differently to similar but distinct stimuli.  
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extinction   The gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.  
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operant conditioning   Learning in which a certain action is reinforced or punished, resulting in corresponding increases or decreases in occurrence.  
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reinforcement   Stimulus or event that follows a response and increases the likelihood that the response will be repeated.  
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secondary reinforcer   Stimulus such as money that becomes rewarding through its link with a primary reinforcer.  
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primary reinforcer   Stimulus that is naturally rewarding, such as food or water.  
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Shaping   Technique in which the desired behavior is “molded” by first rewarding any act similar to that behavior and then requiring ever-closer approximations to the desired behavior before giving the reward.  
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response chain   Learned reactions that follow one another in sequence, each reaction producing the signal for the next.  
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aversive control   Process of influencing behavior by means of unpleasant stimuli.  
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negative reinforcement   Increasing the strength of a given response by removing or preventing a painful stimulus when the response occurs.  
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escape conditioning   Training of an organism to remove or terminate an unpleasant stimulus.  
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avoidance conditioning   Training of an organism to respond so as to prevent the occurrence of an unpleasant stimulus  
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social learning   Process of altering behavior by observing and imitating the behavior of others.  
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Cognitive learning   Form of altering behavior that involves mental processes and may result from observation or imitation.  
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cognitive map   A mental picture of spatial relationships or relationships between events.  
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latent learning   Alteration of a behavioral tendency that is not demonstrated by an immediate, observable change in behavior.  
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learned helplessness   Condition in which repeated attempts to control a situation fail, resulting in the belief that the situation is uncontrollable.  
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modeling   Learning by imitating others; copying behavior.  
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token economy   Conditioning in which desirable behavior is reinforced with valueless objects, which can be accumulated and exchanged for valued rewards.  
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