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Animal Behavior- Dr. Appelt | ZOOL - Animal Behavior, Quizzes of Zoology

Class: ZOOL - Animal Behavior; Subject: Zoology; University: Saint Xavier University; Term: Forever 1989;

Typology: Quizzes

2012/2013

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TERM 1
habituation
DEFINITION 1
relatively persistent waning of a response resulting from
repeated presentations of stimuli that are not reinforced.
TERM 2
Reinforcement
DEFINITION 2
is anything that can alter the probability of an event
happening. It can be more likely or less likely.
TERM 3
Positive Reinforcement
DEFINITION 3
animal experiences a positive experience.
TERM 4
Negative Reinforcement
DEFINITION 4
Unfavorable consequences are experienced by the animal.
TERM 5
Classical conditioning
DEFINITION 5
a form of learning in which the conditioned stimulus or CS,
comes to signal the occurrence of a second stimulus, the
unconditioned stimulus or US.
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TERM 1

habituation

DEFINITION 1

relatively persistent waning of a response resulting from

repeated presentations of stimuli that are not reinforced.

TERM 2

Reinforcement

DEFINITION 2

is anything that can alter the probability of an event

happening. It can be more likely or less likely.

TERM 3

Positive Reinforcement

DEFINITION 3

animal experiences a positive experience.

TERM 4

Negative Reinforcement

DEFINITION 4

Unfavorable consequences are experienced by the animal.

TERM 5

Classical conditioning

DEFINITION 5

a form of learning in which the conditioned stimulus or CS,

comes to signal the occurrence of a second stimulus, the

unconditioned stimulus or US.

TERM 6

Unconditioned

Stimulus

DEFINITION 6

stimulus that unconditionally, naturally and automatically

triggers a response.

TERM 7

Unconditioned Response

DEFINITION 7

A natural, usually unvarying response evoked by a stimulus

in the absence of learning or conditioning.

TERM 8

Conditioned

Stimulus

DEFINITION 8

an automatic response established by training to an

ordinarily neutral stimulus.