Psychology- Learning
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- Over time the conditioned response disappears when not reinforced.
- Extinction
- Apparatus used to shape animal behavior using operant conditioning
- Skinner Box
- Stimulus (such as money) that becomes a reinforcer through its link with a primary reinforcer (such as enjoyment of a movie)
- Secondary Reinforcer
- A previously neutral event that elicits a response after pairing with an unconditioned stimulus.
- Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
- Responding in a similar way to a similar stimulus
- Generalization
- Responding in a different way to a similar stimulus.
- Discrimination
- Stimulus that is naturally rewarding, such as food, water, or extra sleep.
- Primary Reinforcer
- Russian scientist who began the study of classicial conditioning.
- Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936)
- A relatively permanent change in behavior that results from experience.
- Learning
- This elicits a predictable response without previous training
- UCS (Unconditioned Stimulus)
- Process of influencing behavior by using unpleasant stimuli.
- Aversive Conditioning