Flashcards

Psych

Kennedy Pearcy English 14 cards

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1classical Conditioningautomatic type of learning that occurs by making associations between different events and stimuli
2unconditioned stimulusstimuli that elicit a natural response without prior experience
3unconditioned responsethe naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus
4neutral stimulusa stimulus that doesn't naturally elicit the desired response in classical conditioning
5conditioned responseoccurs when a previously neutral stimulus leads to the response originally associated with the unconditioned stimulus
6acquisition phasethe period of time during classical conditioning when the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the conditioned response
7extinctionthe disappearance of a learned behavior when the behavior is no longer reinforced or no longer associated with the unconditioned stimulus
8stimulus discriminationresponding to an original stimulus only without responding to other stimuli
9higher-order stimulationwhen a conditioned stimulus eventually acts as an unconditioned stimulus in a second round of conditioning
10taste aversionclassically conditioned dislike and avoidance of a certain food following illnesses
11biological preparednessan organism's predisposition to develop associations between certain types of stimuli and responses based on evolutionary survival
12shapingthe use of reinforcement of successive approximations of a desired end behavior
13premack principlehigh probability behaviors can be used to reinforce non preferred behaviors
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