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