Learning & Conditioning

Question 1

Instrumental Conditioning or Operant Conditioning

Answer 1

A basic form of learning in which a subject learns to make a response that lead to a reinforcement (reward) or prevents a punishment.

Question 2

Natural Stimulus (NS)

Answer 2

Elicits no salivation when presented by itself (bell).

Question 3

Unconditioned Stimulus (US)

Answer 3

A direct stimuli that produces salivation (food)

Question 4

Unconditioned Response (UR)

Answer 4

A reaction such as salivation caused by an unconditioned stimulus such as food.

Question 5

Conditioned Response (RC)

Answer 5

An automatic response established by training to an ordinarily neutral stimulus (bell).

Question 6

Conditioned Stimulus

Answer 6

The conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response (bell).

Question 7

Classical Conditioning or Respondent or Pavlovian Conditioning

Answer 7

Basic form of learning in which stimuli acquires the unnatural ability to evoke a certain response when paired with another stimuli.