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Psychology Exam for Chapter 5

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Classical Conditioning   A type of learning through which an organism learns to associate one stimulus with another  
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Stimulus   Any Event or object in the environment to which an organism responds.  
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Unconditioned Response   (UR)A response that is elicited by an unconditioned stimulus without prior learning.  
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Unconditioned Stimulus   (US)A stimulus that elicits a specific unconditioned response without prior learning.  
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Give An Example of an Unconditioned Stimulus and Response   From Book PG. 147: Unconditioned Reflexes: US: Food UR: Salavation US: Loud Noise UR: Startle US: light in eye UR: Contraction in Pupil US: puff of air in eye UR: eye blink response  
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Conditioned Stimulus   (CS)A neutral stimulus that, after repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus, becomes associated with it and elicits a conditioned response.  
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Conditioned Stimulus   A neutral stimulus that, after repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus, becomes associated with it and elicits a conditioned response.  
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Conditioned Response   (CR) The learned response that comes to be elicited by a conditioned stimulus as a result of its repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus.  
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High-Order Conditioning   Conditioning that occurs when conditioned stimuli are linked together to Form a series of Signals.  
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Conditioned Response   (CR) The learned response that comes to be elicited by a conditioned stimulus as a result of its repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus.  
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High-Order Conditioning   Conditioning that occurs when conditioned stimuli are linked together to Form a series of Signals.  
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Extinction   In Classical Conditioning, the weakening and eventual disappearance of the conditioned response as a result of repeated presentation of the conditioned stimulus w/o the unconditioned stimulus.  
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Spontaneous recovery   The reappearance of an extinguished response (in weaker form) when an organism is exposed to the original conditioned stimulus following a rest period.  
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Generalization   In classical conditioning, the tendency to make a conditioned response to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus.  
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Discrimination   The learned ability to distinguish between similar stimuli so that the conditioned response occurs only to the original conditioned stimulus but not to similar stimuli.  
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Biological Predispositions   Genetically programmed tendencies to acquire classically conditioned fear responses to potentially life-threatening stimuli  
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Taste Variation   The intense dislike and/or avoidance of a particular food that has been associated with nausea or discomfort.  
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Law of Effect   One of Thorndike's laws of learning, which states that the consequence, or effect, of a response will determine whether the tendency to respond in the same way in the future will be strengthened or weakened.  
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Operant Conditioning   A type of learning in which the consequences of behavior are manipulated so as to increase or decrease the frequency of an existing response or to shape an entirely new response.  
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Operant   A voluntary behavior that accidentally brings about on consequence.  
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reinforcer   Anything that follows a response and strengthens it or increases the probability that will occur.  
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Reinforcement   Any even that follows a response and strengthens or increases the probability that the response will be repeated.  
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Positive Reinforcement   Any pleasant or desirable consequence that follows a response and increases the probability that the response will be repeated.  
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Negative reinforcement   The termination of an unpleasant condition after a response, which increases the probability that the response will be repeated.  
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Operant Conditioning   A type of learning in which the consequences of behavior are manipulated so as to increase or decrease the frequency of an existing response or to shape an entirely new response.  
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Operant   A voluntary behavior that accidentally brings about on consequence.  
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reinforcer   Anything that follows a response and strengthens it or increases the probability that will occur.  
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Reinforcement   Any even that follows a response and strengthens or increases the probability that the response will be repeated.  
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Positive Reinforcement   Any pleasant or desirable consequence that follows a response and increases the probability that the response will be repeated.  
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Negative reinforcement   The termination of an unpleasant condition after a response, which increases the probability that the response will be repeated.  
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Primary Reinforcer   is one that fulfills a basic physical need for survival and does not depend on learning.  
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Secondary Reinforcer   A reinforcer that is acquired or learned through association with other reinforcer's  
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Schedule of reinforcement   A systematic process for administering reinforcement  
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Fixed-Ratio Schedule   A schedule in which a reinforcer is given after a fixed number of correct non-reinforcement responses  
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Variable-ratio Schedule   A schedule in which a reinforcer is given after a varying number of non-reinforced responses, based on a average ratio  
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Partial reinforcement effect   The typical outcome of a variable ratio of reinforcement in which a slow rate of initial learning is coupled with resistance to extinction.  
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Fixed- Interval Schedule   A schedule in which a reinforcer is given following the first correct response after a specific period of time has elapsed.  
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Variable Interval Schedule   A schedule in which a reinforcer is given after the first correct response that follow a varying time of non-reinforcement based on an average time.  
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Shaping   An operant conditioning technique that consists of gradually molding a desired behavior (response) by reinforcing any movement in the direction of the desired response, thereby gradually guiding the responses toward the ultimate goal.  
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Skinner Box   A soundproof chamber with a device for delivering food to an animal subject; used in operant conditioning experiments.  
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Successive Approximations   A series of gradual steps, each of which is more similar to the final desired response  
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Extinction   In operant conditioning, the weakening and eventual disappearance of conditioned response as a result of the withholding of reinforcement  
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Generalization   In operant conditioning, the tendency to make the learned response to a stimulus similar to that for which the response was originally reinforced.  
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Discriminative Stimulus   A stimulus that signals whether a certain response or behavior is likely to be rewarded, ignored or punished.  
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Punishment   The removal of a pleasant stimulus or the application of an unpleasant stimulus, thereby lowering the probability of a response.  
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Positive Punishment   A decrease in behavior that results from an added consequence.  
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Negative Punishment   A decrease in behavior that results from a removed consequence.  
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Avoidance Learning   Learning to avoid events or conditions associated with aversive consequences or phobias.  
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Learned helplessness   A passive resignation to aversive conditions that is learned through repeated exposure to inescapable or unavoidable aversive events.  
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Biofeedback   The use of sensitive equipment to give people precise feedback about internal physiological processes so that they can learn, with practice, to exercise control over them.  
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Behavior modification   A method of changing behavior through a systematic program based on the learning principles of classical conditioning, or observational learning.  
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Token economy   A program that motivates socially desirable behavior by reinforcing it with token that can be exchanged for desired item or privileges.  
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Cognitive Processes   Mental processes such as thinking, knowing, problem solving, remembering, and forming mental representations.  
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Insight   The sudden Realization of the relationship between elements in a problem situation, which makes the solution apparent.  
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Latent Learning   Learning that occurs without apparent reinforcement and is no demonstrated until the organism is motivated to do so.  
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Cognitive Map   A mental representation of a spatial arrangement such as a maze  
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Observational learning (Social- cognitive learning)   Learning by observing the behavior or others and the consequences of that behavior; learning by imitation.  
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Model   The individual who demonstrates a behavior or whose behavior is imitated  
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Modeling Effect   Learning a new behavior from a model through the acquisition of new responses.  
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Facilitation Effect   Exhibiting a behavior similar to that shown by a model in an unfamiliar situation.  
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Inhibitory Effect   Suppressing a behavior because a model is punished for displaying the behavior  
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Disinhibitory Effect   Displaying a previously suppressed behavior because a model does so without receiving punishment.  
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