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GPSYC 101 JMU CHAPTER 9
Chapter 9
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
05/02/2007

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Behaviorism:
Definition
an approach to psychology that emphasizes
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Learning:
Definition
a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience
Term
Unconditioned stimulus:
Definition
a stimulus that elicits a reflexive response in the
absence of testing
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Unconditioned response:
Definition
a reflexive response elicited by a stimulus in the
absence of learning; ex: salivating in presence of food.
Term
Conditioned stimulus
Definition
an initially neutral stimulus that comes to elicit a
conditioned response after being associated with an unconditioned
stimulus
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Conditioned response:
Definition
response from a stimulus
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Extinction
Definition
the weakening and disappearance of the conditioned response
when the conditioned stimulus in no longer paired with the unconditioned
stimulus
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Stimulus Generalization
Definition
after conditioning the tendency 'to respond to a
stimulus that resembles one involved in the original conditioning
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Stimulus discrimination
Definition
the tendency to respond differently to tow or
more similar stimuli
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Spontaneous recovery
Definition
conditioned response occurs after extinction
without any new pairing of the conditioned stimulus with the
unconditioned stimulus
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Higher order conditioning:
Definition
a new neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned
stimulus with an already established conditioned stimulus, without ever
being presented with the unconditioned stimulus
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