Learning

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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 stimulus

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a stimulus that does not initially elicit any part of an unconditioned response

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neutral stimulus

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an event that elicits a certain predictable response typically without previous training

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unconditioned stimulus

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an organism's automatic (or natural) reaction to a stimulus

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unconditioned response

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the learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus

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conditioned response

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responding similarly to a range of similar stimuli

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generalization

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the ability to respond differently to similar but distinct stimuli

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discrimination

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the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus

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extinction

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a learning procedure in which associations are made between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus

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classical conditioning

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learning in which a certain action is reinforced or punished, resulting in corresponding increases or decreases in occurrence

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operant conditioning