Psych Unit 3 pt. 5 Vocab Quiz

Define Behavioral perspective

• The period of initial learning in classical conditioning in which a human or an animal begins to connect a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus will begin to elicit the conditioned response.

• When a subject is conditioned to connect a stimuli with another stimuli, and this results in a specific behavior.

• A theory suggesting that behavior is learned and is shaped by observable, environmental factors.

• A learning process that occurs when a neutral stimulus (e.g., a tone) becomes associated with a stimulus (e.g., food) that naturally produces a behavior (e.g., salivation)

Define Classical conditioning

• Learning that two things occur together (e.g., a dog learns that it will get a treat when it obeys a command).

• The period of initial learning in classical conditioning in which a human or an animal begins to connect a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus will begin to elicit the conditioned response.

• When a subject is conditioned to connect a stimuli with another stimuli, and this results in a specific behavior.

• A learning process that occurs when a neutral stimulus (e.g., a tone) becomes associated with a stimulus (e.g., food) that naturally produces a behavior (e.g., salivation)

Define Association

• The period of initial learning in classical conditioning in which a human or an animal begins to connect a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus will begin to elicit the conditioned response.

• When a subject is conditioned to connect a stimuli with another stimuli, and this results in a specific behavior.

• Learning that two things occur together (e.g., a dog learns that it will get a treat when it obeys a command).

• The gradual weakening of a conditioned response that results in the behavior decreasing or disappearing.

Define Acquisition

• The period of initial learning in classical conditioning in which a human or an animal begins to connect a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus will begin to elicit the conditioned response.

• When a subject is conditioned to connect a stimuli with another stimuli, and this results in a specific behavior.

• Learning that two things occur together (e.g., a dog learns that it will get a treat when it obeys a command).

• When a learned behavior recovers from extinction after a rest period.

Define Associative learning

• The period of initial learning in classical conditioning in which a human or an animal begins to connect a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus will begin to elicit the conditioned response.

• Learning that two things occur together (e.g., a dog learns that it will get a treat when it obeys a command).

• The diminished effectiveness of a stimulus in causing a response following repeated exposure to the stimulus

• When a subject is conditioned to connect a stimuli with another stimuli, and this results in a specific behavior.

Define Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

• A stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and automatically—triggers a response.

• An unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus.

• A neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

• The learned response to a previously neutral (but now conditioned) stimulus.

Unconditioned response (UCR)

• The learned response to a previously neutral (but now conditioned) stimulus.

• A neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

• A stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and automatically—triggers a response.

• An unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus.

Define Conditioned stimulus (CS)

• A stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and automatically—triggers a response.

• The learned response to a previously neutral (but now conditioned) stimulus.

• A neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

• An unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus.

Define Conditioned stimulus (CS)

• A neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

• The learned response to a previously neutral (but now conditioned) stimulus.

• A stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and automatically—triggers a response.

• An unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus.

Define Extinction

• When a conditioned stimulus becomes associated with a new unconditioned stimulus (e.g., an animal learns that a tone predicts food could then be taught that a light predicts the tone and begin responding to the light alone).

• When a subject demonstrates a conditioned response to stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus.

• The gradual weakening of a conditioned response that results in the behavior decreasing or disappearing.

• When a learned behavior recovers from extinction after a rest period.