Classical conditioning 3.7 (definitions)

What is the term for a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated presentations?

• Habituation

• Acquisition

• Extinction

• Generalization

Which type of learning involves associating a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus?

• Operant Conditioning

• Behaviorism

• Cognitive Learning

• Classical Conditioning

What is the term for a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus?

• Discrimination

• Spontaneous Recovery

• Conditioned Response

• Unconditioned Response

Which term describes the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after a rest period?

• Acquisition

• Extinction

• Spontaneous Recovery

• Generalization

What is the process called when a behavior is strengthened by a consequence?

• Respondent Behavior

• Operant Behavior

• Neutral Stimuli

• Cognitive Learning

What is the term for the ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus?

• Discrimination

• Generalization

• Extinction

• Acquisition

What is the term for the process by which a conditioned response is gradually eliminated?

• Extinction

• Acquisition

• Generalization

• Discrimination

Which term refers to the initial stage of learning when a response is first established?

• Spontaneous Recovery

• Habituation

• Extinction

• Acquisition

What is the term for the tendency to respond in the same way to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus?

• Acquisition

• Extinction

• Discrimination

• Generalization

What is the term for a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning?

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Neutral Stimulus

• Operant Stimulus