Learning

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Associative Learning

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process by which an association between two stimuli or a behavior and a stimulus is learned.

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Habituation

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the diminishing of a physiological or emotional response to a frequently repeated stimulus.

Question 2

Stimulus

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constitutes the basis for behavior, whereas it constitutes the basis for perception in perceptual psychology.

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Acquisition

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first stages of learning when a response is established. In classical conditioning, it refers to the period of time when the stimulus comes to evoke the conditioned response.

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Higher-Order Conditioning

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procedure in which the conditioned stimulus in one conditioning experience is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned stimulus.

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Extinction

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The diminishing of a conditioned response; US does not follow a CS.

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Spontaneous Recovery

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The reappearance after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response.

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Discrimination

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in classical conditioning, the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus.

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Law of Effect

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Thorndike’s principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely.

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Reinforcement

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In operant conditioning, Any event that strengthens the behavior it follows.

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Shaping

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Operant C; procedure in which reinforces guide behavior toward closer and closer approx. of the desired behavior.

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Discriminative Stimulus

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Exerts control over a particular form of behavior.

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Latent Learning

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Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

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Insight

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The sudden and often realization of the solution to a problem.

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Learned Helplessness

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Mental state in which an organism is forced to endure aversive stimuli, or stimuli that are painful or otherwise unpleasant.

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Modeling

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Method used in certain techniques of whereby the client learns by imitation alone, without any specific verbal direction by the therapist.

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Albert Bandura

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responsible for contributions to many fields of psychology, including social cognitive theory, therapy and personality psychology, and was also influential in the transition between behaviorism and cognitive psychology

Question 17

John Garcia

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American psychologist, most known for his research on taste aversion learning.