Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Flashcards

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Learning
Some experience that results in relatively permanent change in the state of the learner.
Habituation
A general process in which repeated or prolonged exposure to a stimulus results in a gradual reduction response.
Classical Conditioning
When a neutral stimulus evokes a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally evokes a response.
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Unconditioned Stimulus (US)
Something that reliably produces a naturally occurring reaction in an organism.
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Unconditioned Response (UR)
A reflexive reaction that is reliably elicited by an unconditioned stimulus.
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Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
A stimulus that is initially neutral and produces no reliable response in an organism.
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Conditioned Response (CR)
A reaction that resembles an UR but is produces by a CS.
Acquisition
The phase of classical conditioning when the CS and the US are presented together.
Extinction
The gradual elimination of a learned response that occurs when the US is no longer presented.
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Spontaneous Recovery
The tendency of a learned behavior to recover from extinction after a rest period.
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Generalization
The CR is observed even though the CS is slightly different from the original one used during acquisition.
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Discrimination
The capacity to distinguish between similar but distinct stimuli.
Biological Preparedness
A propensity for learning particular kind of associations over others.
Operant Conditioning
A type of learning in which the consequences of an organism's behavior determine whether it will be repeated in the future.
Law of Effect
The principle that behaviors that are followed by a "satisfying state of affairs" tend to be repeated and those that produce an "unpleasant state of affairs" are less likely to be repeated.