AP Psych Unit 3A Learning

Front

Any event that strengthens the behavior that precedes it

Back

Reinforcer

Front

Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

Back

Latent learning

Front

Procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior toward closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior

Back

Shaping

Front

Increasing a behavior by adding a desirable stimulus.

Back

Positive reinforcement

Front

The tendency to respond to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses

Back

Generalization

Front

The unlearned, naturally occurring response to a natural, untrained stimulus

Back

Unconditioned response

Front

The diminishing of a conditioned response, when the UCS no longer is presented after the CS

Back

Extinction

Front

The process of observing and imitating a specific behavior.

Back

Modeling

Front

Increasing a behavior by stopping or reducing undesirable stimuli.

Back

Negative reinforcement

Front

Father of classical conditioning

Back

Pavlov