AP Psychology (n i g g a) Laundry Biscuit

unconditioned stimulus

A stimulus that evokes an unconditioned response without previous conditioning

Pavlovian conditioning

A type of learning in which a neutral stimulus acquires the ability to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus.

trial

In classical conditioning, any presentation of a stimulus or pair of stimuli.

conditioned response (CR)

a learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs because of previous conditioning

conditioned stimulus

a previously neutral stimulus that has, through conditioning, acquired the capacity to evoke a conditioned response.

classical conditioning

a type of leaning in which a stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus

unconditioned response

an unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning

Learning

any relatively durable change in behavior or knowledge that is due to experience

Evaluative conditioning

changes in the liking of a stimulus that result from pairing that stimulus with other positive or negative stimuli

Ivan Pavlov

discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell

acquisition

initial stage of learning something

Phobias

irrational fears of specific objects or situations

extinction

the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response tendency

spontaneous recovery

the reappearance of an extinguished response after a period of non exposure to the conditioned stimulus

elicit

to draw forth

emit

to send out

stimulus generalization

when an organism that has learned a response to a specific stimulus responds in the same way to new stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus