Psych Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards

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conditioning

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a type of learning that involves stimulus-response connection, in which the response is conditional on the stimulus

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classical conditioning

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a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit an unconditioned response when that neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with a stimulus that normally causes an unconditioned response

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unconditioned stimulus

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in classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits an unlearned, automatic response

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unconditioned response

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in classical conditioning, an unlearned, autonomic response

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conditioned stimulus

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a previously neutral stimulus that, because of pairing with a UCS, now causes a conditioned response

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extinction

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in classical conditioning, the disappearance of a CR when an UCS no longer follows a CS

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spontaneous recovery

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the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after some time has passed

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generalization

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the tendency to respond in the same way to stimuli that have similar characteristics

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discrimination

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in classical conditioning, the ability to distinguish the CS from other stimuli that are similar

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operant conditioning

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learning that is strengthened when behavior is followed by positive reinforcement