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17 Cards in this Set
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Learning |
A relatively permanent change in behavior acquired through experience. 179 |
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Classical Conditioning |
The process of learning by which a perviously neutral stimulus comes to elicit a responce identical or similar to one that was originally elicited by another stimulus as the result of the pairing or association of the two stimuli. 179 |
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UR |
An unlearned response to a stimulus. 179 |
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US |
A stimulus that elicits an unlearned response. 179 |
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NS |
A stimulus that before conditioning does not produce a particular response. 179 |
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CR |
An acquired or learned response to a conditioned stimulus. 180 |
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CS |
A previously neural stimulus that comes to elicit a conditioned response after it has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus. 180 |
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Extinctoion |
The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response. 180 |
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Spontaneous Recovery |
The spontaneous return of a conditioned response following extinction 180 |
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Reconditioning |
the process of relearning a conditioned response following a extinction. 180 |
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Stimulus Generalization |
The tendency for stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response. 181 |
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Stimulus Discrimination |
The tendency to differentiate among stimuli so that stimuli that are related to the original conditioned stimulus but not identical to it, fail to elicit a conditioned response. 181 |
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CER |
An emotional response to a particular stimulus acquired through classical conditioning 181 |
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Phobias |
excessive fears of particular objects or situations 184 |
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Behavior therapy |
A form of therapy that involves the systematic application of the principles of learning 184 |
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Conditioned taste aversions |
aversions to particular tastes acquired through classical conditioning 185 |
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Immune system |
the body's system of defense against disease. 185 |
