Learning and Cognitive Processes

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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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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 reaction to a stimulus

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unconditioned response

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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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The learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus

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conditioned response

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Conditioning in which desirable behavior is reinforced with valueless objects, which can be accumulated and exchanged for valued rewards

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token economy

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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