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common terms in learning psychology
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
04/14/2008

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Antecedent
Definition
Stimulus that precedes a response
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Asymptote
Definition
Stable maximum level of responding
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Behavior
Definition
Anything an integrated organism does
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Classical Conditioning
Definition
Neutral stimulus elicits a CR after pairing with a Us
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Compound Stimulus
Definition
Stimulus composed of several distinguishable elements
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Conditioned Stimulus (CR)
Definition
Learned response elicited by a CS
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Conditioned stimulus
Definition
Stimulus that elicits a CR
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Consequence
Definition
Contingent stimulus following a response
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Contiguity
Definition
The Simultaneous (or nearly simultaneous) occurrence of two events
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Contingency
Definition
Cause and effect relationship
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Discriminative Stimulus
Definition
Antecedent stimulus that signals the availability of reinforcement
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Discrimination
Definition
Responding differently to similar stimuli
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Frequency
Definition
# of behaviors per unit time
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Generalization
Definition
responding similarly to different stimuli
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Habituation
Definition
decrease in responding with repeated stimulus presentations
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Interresponse Time
Definition
Interval between consecutive responses
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Intertrial interval
Definition
time between two consecutive trials
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Interval Schedule
Definition
Reinforcements occurs as a result of time passing and one response
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Learning
Definition
relatively enduring change in behavior due to experience
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Negative Reinforcement
Definition
Remove a stimulus, Increase the odds of responding
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Operant Conditioning
Definition
Consequences to behavior change the odd of the behavior occurring later
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Operant extinction
Definition
Responses are no longer followed by a consequence
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Pavlovian extinction
Definition
CS is no longer paired with the US
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Positive Punishment
Definition
present a stimulus, decrease the odds of responding
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Positive reinforcement
Definition
present a stimulus, increase the odds of responding
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ratio schedule
Definition
Reinforcements occur as a result of responding (not time)
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Shaping
Definition
Reinforcing successive approximations to new behavior
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Unconditioned Response
Definition
US elicits a reflexive response without prior training
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Unconditioned Stimulus
Definition
Stimulus that elicits a UR without prior training
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Negative punishment
Definition
remove a stimulus, decreases the odds of responding
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