Terms and Definitions in Learning and Conditioning, Quizzes of Psychology

Definitions for various terms related to learning and conditioning, including habituation, dishabituation, non-associative learning, neutral stimulus, unconditional stimulus, and reflex.

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TERM 1
learning
DEFINITION 1
a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge
acquired the experience.
TERM 2
habituation
DEFINITION 2
decreased responsiveness to unchanging stimuli
TERM 3
non associative learning
DEFINITION 3
Learning is acquiring new knowledge, behaviors, skills,
values, preferences or understanding, and may involve
synthesizing different types of information.
TERM 4
dishabituation
DEFINITION 4
increased responsiveness when habituated stimulus change
TERM 5
neutral stimulus
DEFINITION 5
Neutral stimulus is a stimulus which initially produces no
specific response other than focusing attention.
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TERM 1

learning

DEFINITION 1 a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge acquired the experience. TERM 2

habituation

DEFINITION 2 decreased responsiveness to unchanging stimuli TERM 3

non associative learning

DEFINITION 3 Learning is acquiring new knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, preferences or understanding, and may involve synthesizing different types of information. TERM 4

dishabituation

DEFINITION 4 increased responsiveness when habituated stimulus change TERM 5

neutral stimulus

DEFINITION 5 Neutral stimulus is a stimulus which initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention.

TERM 6

unconditional stimulus

DEFINITION 6 Classical conditioning (also Pavlovian or respondent conditioning, Pavlovian reinforcement) is a form of associative learning that was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov (1927). TERM 7

reflex

DEFINITION 7 A reflex action, also known as a reflex, is an involuntary and nearly instantaneous movement in response to a stimulus.