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PSY101 - Quizlet 06

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210614304learningA relatively permanent change in potential behavior that results from experience.
210614305Ivan PavlovThe first individual to demonstrate classical conditioning was ____ ____.
210614306unconditioned stimulusIn classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits an unlearned response.
210614307unconditioned responseIn classical conditioning, an unlearned response (caused by an unconditioned stimulus).
210614308conditioned stimulusIn classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits a response only after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus.
210614309conditioned responsein classical conditioning, a learned response to a conditioned stimulus.
210614310neutral stimulusA stimulus that produces no particular response (except perhaps catching the organism's attention).
210614311stimulus generalizationThe tendency for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to produce the conditioned response.
210614312smallerThe less similar a stimulus is to the conditioned stimulus, the ____ the conditioned response will be.
210614313discriminationWhen a stimulus that is very similar to the conditioned stimulus fails to produce the conditioned response, we can say that the organism is exhibiting stimulus ____.
210614314extinctionIf the CS is repeatedly presented without the UCS, the CR will eventually die off. This process is called ____.
210614315spontaneous recoveryFollowing extinction, if you wait a short time and then present the CS again, you will often see ____ ____ of the CR.
210614316involuntaryOne of the main distinguishing characteristics of classical conditioning is that the behavioral response is usually automatic or ____ in nature.
210614317timeFor classical conditioning to take place, it is usually essential that the NS and the UCS be presented very close together in ____.
210614318conditioned taste aversionA learned aversion to a relatively novel taste that occurs following illness or nausea.

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