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Learning
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Some experience that results in relatively permanent change in the state of the learner.
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Habituation
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A general process in which repeated or prolonged exposure to a stimulus results in a gradual reduction response.
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Classical Conditioning
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When a neutral stimulus evokes a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally evokes a response.
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 Unconditioned Stimulus (US) |
Something that reliably produces a naturally occurring reaction in an organism.
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 Unconditioned Response (UR) |
A reflexive reaction that is reliably elicited by an unconditioned stimulus.
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 Conditioned Stimulus (CS) |
A stimulus that is initially neutral and produces no reliable response in an organism.
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 Conditioned Response (CR) |
A reaction that resembles an UR but is produces by a CS.
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Acquisition
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The phase of classical conditioning when the CS and the US are presented together.
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Extinction
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The gradual elimination of a learned response that occurs when the US is no longer presented.
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 Spontaneous Recovery |
The tendency of a learned behavior to recover from extinction after a rest period.
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 Generalization |
The CR is observed even though the CS is slightly different from the original one used during acquisition.
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 Discrimination |
The capacity to distinguish between similar but distinct stimuli.
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Biological Preparedness
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A propensity for learning particular kind of associations over others.
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Operant Conditioning
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A type of learning in which the consequences of an organism's behavior determine whether it will be repeated in the future.
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Law of Effect
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The principle that behaviors that are followed by a "satisfying state of affairs" tend to be repeated and those that produce an "unpleasant state of affairs" are less likely to be repeated.
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