Unconditioning Stimulus
A stimulus that occurs naturally and automattically triggers a response
Unconditioned response
An unlearned response that occurs naturally in response to the unconditioned stimulus (reflex)
Neutral stimulus
A stimulus that does not produce any specific response (no effect)
Conditioned response
a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus
Conditioned stimulus
A previously neutral stimulus that after being associated with the unconditioned stimulus will trigger a conditioned response
Acquisition
The initial stage of the learning on conditioning process (response is reinforced-->neutral stimulus with conditioned response)
Extintion
The lowering of the probablility of a response when a reinforcing stimulus is no longer present
Stimulus Generalisation
The tendency for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response after the response has been conditioned
Stimulus discrimination
Process by which an organism learns to respond only to a specific stimulus and not to other stimuli
Higher order conditioning
a procedure in which a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus through association with an already established conditioned stimulus.