Learning Unit #1 - Classical Conditioning

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a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events

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classical conditioning

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a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning

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neutral stimulus

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something that reliably produces a naturally occurring reaction without any conditioning

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unconditioned stimulus

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a reflexive reaction that is reliably produced by an unconditioned stimulus

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unconditioned response

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a stimulus that elicits a response only after learning has taken place

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conditioned stimulus

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a learned response to a conditioned stimulus

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conditioned response

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responding similarly to a range of similar stimuli

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generalization

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the learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus

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discrimination

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the diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when an unconditioned stimulus (US) does not follow a conditioned stimulus (CS); occurs in operant conditioning when a response is no longer reinforced.

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extinction

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

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Ivan Pavlov