EPSY 2130 EXAM 2 UGA STUDY GUIDE
learning - Answer -occurs when experience causes a relatively permanent change in
an individual's knowledge, behavior, or potential
learning can be - Answer -deliberate or unintentional, correct or incorrect, conscious or
unconscious
behavioral learning theories - Answer -assume outcome of learning is a change in
behavior
principle of contiguity - Answer -when 2+ sensations occur together often enough, they
will become associated
classical conditioning - Answer -learning of involuntary emotional or physiological
responses
respondents - Answer -automatic responses to stimuli
stimulus elicits - Answer -the response
neutral stimulus - Answer -brings forth no response
unconditioned stimulus (US) - Answer -no prior conditioning needed
unconditioned response (UR) - Answer -response elicited automatically
conditioned stimulus (CS) - Answer -brings forth response by itself after conditioning
conditioned response (CR) - Answer -response to CS after conditioning
white coat syndrome - Answer -blood pressure involuntarily goes up when it is tested in
the doctor's office
operants - Answer -deliberate actions through which people "operate" on their
environment
operant conditioning developed by - Answer -B. F. Skinner
reinforce - Answer -any consequence that strengthens the behavior it follows
reinforced behaviors - Answer -increase in frequency or duration
positive reinforcement - Answer -occurs when behavior or response produces a new
stimulus
