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Psychology Test chapter 9
Classical conditioning
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Psychology
12th Grade
03/20/2013

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classical conditioning
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a learning procedure in which associations are made between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus
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physiologist behind conditioning
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ivan pavlov
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learning
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a relatively permanent change in a behavioral tendency that results from experience
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neutral stimulus
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a stimulus that does not initially elicit any part of an unconditioned response
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unconditioned stimulus
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an event that elicits a certain predictable response typically without previous training
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unconditioned response
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an organism's automatic reaction to a stimulus
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conditioned stimulus
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a once neutral event that elicits a given response after a period of training in which it has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus
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conditioned response
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the learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus
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generalization
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responding similarly to a range of similar stimuli
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discrimination
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the ability to respond differently to similar but distinct stimuli.
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Extinction
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The gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditional stimulus.
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Operant Conditioning
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A process by which the consequences of a response increase or decrease the likelihood that the response will occur again.
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Reinforcement
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Stimulus or event that follows a response and increases the likelihood that the response will be repeated.
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