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Psyc Final
Ch 8
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2007

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Term
what is US, UR, CR, CS
Definition
Uncontrolled Stimulus
Uncontrolled Response
Controlled Response
Controlled Stimulus
Term
Uncontrolled Stimulus
Definition
naturally and automatically triggers a responce
Term
Uncontrolled Response
Definition
the unlearned and naturally occurring response to the uncontrolled stimulus
Term
Controlled Stimulus
Definition
a neutral stimulus that after association with unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response
Term
Neutral Stimulus
Definition
doesn't produce the conditioned response BEFORE training
Term
Conditioned Response
Definition
learned response to a previously neutral stimulus
Term
what determines conditioning
Definition
stimuli that stand out
-Novel taste
-Intense Stimuli
Term
Short-delayed Conditioning
Definition
CS begins just before US, and CS and UCS end together
-short delayed conditioning is usually effective
Term
Backwards Conditioning
Definition
CS occurs after US
Term
5 Major conditioning processes
Definition
1) Acquisition
2) Extinction
3) Spontaneous Recovery
4) Generalization
5) Discrimination
Term
Acquisition
Definition
phase in which a conditioned stimulus comes to evoke a conditioned response
Term
Extinction
Definition
gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response by presenting the conditioned stimulus repeatedly with our the unconditioned stimulus
Term
Spontaneous Recovery
Definition
the reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response
Term
Generalization
Definition
tendency to respond in the same way to a stimulus simaler to a conditioned stimulus
Term
Discrimination
Definition
the learned ability to distinguish between conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus
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