Definition | Term |
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 | |