| Definition | Term |
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| the reinforcer is given for the first response after a variable time interval has elapsed; the interval length varies around a predetermined avrage | |
| learning that is not apparent from behavior when it first occurs | |
| in classical conditioning, consists of any presentation of a stimulus or pair of stimuli | |
| a type of learning in which a stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originially evoked by another stimulus | |
| the reinforcement of closer and closer approximations of a desired response | |
| occurs when an organism's responding is influenced by the observation of others, who are called models | |
| when a conditioned stimulus functions as if it were an unconditioned stimulus | |
| occurs when a designated reponse is reinforced only some of the time | |
| any relatively durable change in behavior or knowledge that is due to experience | |
| the circumstances or rules that determine whether responses lead to the presentation of reinforcers | |
| occurs when every instance of a designated response is reinforced | |
| a previously neutral stimulus that has, through conditioning, acquired the capacity to evoke a conditioned response | |
| occurs when a response is strengthened because it is followed by the removal of an aversive (unpleasant) stimulus | |
| events that are inherently reinforcing because the satisfy biological needs | |
| a small enclosure in which an animal can make a specific response that is systematically recorded while the consequences of the repsonse are controlled | |
| occurs when an organism continues to make a response after delivery of the reinforcer for it has been terminated | |
| an unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning | |
| occurs when a response is strengthed because it is followed by the presentation of a rewarding stimulus | |
