Chapter 4

Front

What strengthens the pairing between S/R and S*?

Back

Repeated pairings with the conditioning element.

Front

What is the acquisition stage?

Back

Singling in on the single stimuli that created the response.

Front

What weakens the pairing between S/R and S*?

Back

Repeated pairings without the conditioning element.

Front

Is extinction unlearning or forgetting?

Back

No, extinction is not unlearning or forgetting.

Front

What is the asymptote of reactivity?

Back

The plateau of the level of reactivity to a stimulus, indicating the brain is prepared for the stimulus.

Front

What factors affect conditioning?

Back

Intensity of the CS and US, and the salience of the CS.

Front

What is spontaneous recovery?

Back

A conditioned organism may show a previously extinguished conditioned response following a period of rest.

Front

What is disinhibition?

Back

A previously habituated stimulus may elicit a reaction again once distracted by a new stimulus.

Front

What is discrimination in conditioning?

Back

Learning to respond to certain stimuli and not others, showing limits to generalization.

Front

What is experimental neurosis?

Back

Difficulty in discrimination, as seen in the example of Little Albert.