Psychology Chapter 6: Learning

Motor/neural reactions to a specific stimulus.

Behaviors triggered by a broader range of events (e.g., aging, change of seasons).

A relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience.

When an organism makes connections between stimuli or events that occur together in the environment.

Process by which we learn to associate stimuli and, consequently, to anticipate events.

Stimulus that elicits a reflexive response.

A natural unlearned reaction to a stimulus.

Stimulus that does not naturally elicit a response.

Stimulus that elicits a response after repeatedly being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

The behavior caused by the conditioned stimulus.