Classical Conditioning
This is the learned response to a conditioned stimulus.
Conditioned Response (CR)
Any consequence that increases the likelihood a behavior will happen again.
Reinforcement
Reinforcement is given every single time the behavior occurs.
Continuous Reinforcement
Believing you have no control after repeated negative experiences.
Learned Helplessness
Learning after just one pairing of stimuli.
One-Trial Conditioning
This is a stimulus that naturally triggers a response without learning.
Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)
Adding a desirable stimulus after a behavior to increase that behavior.
Positive Reinforcement
Reinforcement is given only sometimes.
Partial Reinforcement
Learning by watching others and imitating their actions.
Social Learning Theory
The ability to distinguish between similar stimuli.
Stimulus Discrimination
The initial learning of the association between two stimuli.
Acquisition
Removing something desirable to decrease a behavior.
Negative Punishment
Reinforcement after a fixed number of responses.
Fixed Ratio (FR)
Learning by watching the consequences someone else receives.
Vicarious Conditioning
Responding to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus.
Stimulus Generalization
When a conditioned response disappears because the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus.
Extinction
Removing an unpleasant stimulus after a behavior to increase that behavior.
Negative Reinforcement
Reinforcement after an unpredictable number of responses
Variable Ratio (VR)
A sudden realization that leads to solving a problem.
Insight Learning
A learned connection between a food and illness.
Taste Aversion
When a previously extinguished conditioned response reappears after a rest period.
Spontaneous Recovery
Adding an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behavior.
Positive Punishment
Reinforcement given after unpredictable time intervals.
Variable Interval (VI)
Learning that occurs but is not shown until there is motivation.
Latent Learning
A decrease in response after repeated exposure to a stimulus.
Habituation