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ciccarelli
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/25/2008

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so if you are scared of a ladybug because you were bit by a japanese beatle that would be an example of..
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stimulus generalization
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when you have stimulus generalization and eventually you learn to differentiate between two stimuli..
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stimulus discrimination
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a strong CS+ neutral stimulus= ns become a second CS
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high-order conditioning
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learned stimuli like seeing dogs leads to an emotion responese like fear of being bitten
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conditioned emotional response
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you throw up after eating chocolate, you never want to eat it again is
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conditioned taste aversion
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if you have a conditioned taste aversion to something and you find something that tastes similiar, that is an example of
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biological preparedness
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Pavlov believed in
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Stimulus substitution
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Robert Rescorla believed in the
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cognitive perspective
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modern theory in which classical conditioning is seen to occur because the conditioned stimulus provides information or an expectancy about the coming of the unconditioned stimulus.
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cognitive perspective
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: original theory in which Pavlov stated that classical conditioning occurred because the conditioned stimulus became a substitute for the unconditioned stimulus by being paired closely together.
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stimulus substituion
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who developed the law of effect
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thorndike
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law of effect
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law stating that if a response is followed by a pleasurable consequence, it will tend to be repeated, and if followed by an unpleasant consequence, it will tend not to be repeated.
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primary reinforcer would be...
secondary reinforcer would be..
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candy, gold star
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small steps in behavior, one after the other, that lead to a particular goal behavior.
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successive approximations:
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any stimulus, such as a stop sign or a doorknob, that provides the organism with a cue for making a certain response in order to obtain reinforcement.
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discriminative stimulus:
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tendency for an animal to revert back to instinctual patterns
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instinctive drift
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modern term for a form of behavior modification that uses shaping techniques to mold a desired behavior or response
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applied behavior analysis
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when you are hooked up to an EEG to see how your brain reacts to whatever
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neurofeedback
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