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Animal Training Vocab 2
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1. An increase in frequency of a response which is followed by a positive reinforcer
Negative
Behavioral Drift
Instinct
Positive Reinforcement
2. A method used to shape organisms' behavior whereby successive approximations of - the desired behavior are reinforced
Instinct
Discriminative Stimulus
Method of Approximation
Latency
3. A reinforcer follows any performance the animal emits except a particular one
DRO
Operant or Operant Behavior
Reinforcement Contingency
Refusal
4. To remove from the environment
Negative Discriminative Stimulus
Negative
Performance
Refusal
5. Decreasing the frequency of a response by the addition of an aversive stimulus
Tactile Reinforcement
Positive
Positive Punishment
Positive Reinforcement
6. A reflex response elicited by a conditioned stimulus alone
Behavioral Drift
Instinct
Conditioned Response
Secondary
7. A response that is triggered by an unconditioned stimulus without prior training. (same as Unconditioned Response)
Latency
Unconditioned Reflex
Unconditioned Reinforcer
Performance
8. To add to the environment
Positive
Secondary
Delta
Repression
9. A lack of response.
Refusal
Reinforcement Contingency
Positive
Secondary
10. A conditioned stimulus which has the property of producing a specific behavior.
Positive Reinforcement
timulus
Bridge
Discriminative Stimulus
11. To remove from the environment
Immediacy of Reinforcement
Delta
Negative
Station
12. Decreasing the frequency of a response by the addition of an aversive stimulus
Negative
Refusal
Pre-Aversive Stimulus
Positive Punishment
13. An increase in frequency of a response which is followed by a positive reinforcer
Bridge
Positive Reinforcement
Refusal
Unconditioned Reinforcer
14. The predictability of a behavior performed in the presence of one stimulus which is not evident in the presence of another stimulus
Motivation
Refusal
Stimulus Control
Positive Transfer
15. Forces regulating behavior due to drives - needs - or desires
Affiliation
Behavioral Drift
Negative
Motivation
16. To connect or associate oneself with
Affiliation
Conditioned Aversive Stimulus
Conditioned Aversive Stimulus
Method of Approximation
17. Any environmental condition which activates the animal's sensory perception
timulus
Conditioned Response
Target (noun
Unconditioned Reinforcer
18. A stimulus that an animal responds to innately.
Discriminative Stimulus
Target (noun
Immediacy of Reinforcement
Primary
19. To connect or associate oneself with
Pre-Aversive Stimulus
Motivation
Affiliation
Immediacy of Reinforcement
20. A prop which pinpoints a critical location for an animal in training.
Reinforcement
Stimulus Control
Target (noun
Unconditioned Reflex
21. A stimulus which has been conditioned through generalization as a predecessor to an aversive stimulus
Successive Approximation
Learning
Pre-Aversive Stimulus
Positive
22. Stimulus which indicates a specific behavior will be punished or not reinforced. (same as Stimulus Delta)
Delta
Motivation
Latency
Negative Discriminative Stimulus
23. A rapid muscular response made automatically by an organism to some appropriate stimulus. (same as Respondent Behavior
Reflex
timulus
Positive Transfer
Deprivation
24. Pairing a conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to get a - conditioned response
Reinforcement Contingency
Repression
Latency
Classical or Respondent Conditioning
25. An assigned position for an animal - designated by a trainer.
Latency
Station
Immediacy of Reinforcement
Latency
26. The stimulus to which responses are non-reinforced or punished
Positive Transfer
Negative Discriminative Stimulus
Positive Transfer
Discriminative Stimulus
27. Delivery of a reinforcer after a response that is incompatible or competes with a target response that is to be - suppressed.
Negative Discriminative Stimulus
Performance
Target (noun
DRI
28. Pairing a conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to get a - conditioned response
Classical or Respondent Conditioning
Learning
Immediacy of Reinforcement
timulus
29. A stimulus that an animal responds to innately.
DRO
Latency
Behavioral Drift
Primary
30. A rapid muscular response made automatically by an organism to some appropriate stimulus. (same as Respondent Behavior
Instinct
Latency
Reflex
Affiliation
31. Refers to the relationship between the reinforcement and the criteria of the performance
Deprivation
Reinforcement Contingency
Refusal
Unconditioned Reinforcer
32. To add to the environment
Positive
Conditioned Aversive Stimulus
Instinct
Conditioned Response
33. A stimulus that an animal responds to because its perception has been conditioned or learned.
Primary
Secondary
Latency
Operant or Operant Behavior
34. A stimulus that an animal responds to because its perception has been conditioned or learned.
Secondary
DRO
Reflex
Deprivation
35. A reinforcer follows any performance the animal emits except a particular one
Conditioned Response
DRO
Partial Reinforcement Maintenance
Immediacy of Reinforcement
36. Reducing the availability of - or access to - a reinforcer
Instinct
Deprivation
Classical or Respondent Conditioning
Reflex
37. The stimulus to which responses are non-reinforced or punished
Primary
Partial Reinforcement Maintenance
Motivation
Negative Discriminative Stimulus
38. A change in behavior due to experience
Station
Learning
Pre-Aversive Stimulus
Positive Punishment
39. Refers to the relationship between the reinforcement and the criteria of the performance
Reinforcement Contingency
Instinct
Positive Transfer
Behavioral Drift
40. The predictability of a behavior performed in the presence of one stimulus which is not evident in the presence of another stimulus
Conditioned Response
Unconditioned Reinforcer
Stimulus Control
Latency
41. The act of reinforcing by touch.
Classical or Respondent Conditioning
Positive
Tactile Reinforcement
Method of Approximation
42. A prop which pinpoints a critical location for an animal in training.
Negative
Conditioned Aversive Stimulus
DRI
Target (noun
43. An assigned position for an animal - designated by a trainer.
Delta
Conditioned Response
Station
Deprivation
44. A lack of response.
Immediacy of Reinforcement
Primary
Primary
Refusal
45. A process in which learning is made easier by something learned previously
Tactile Reinforcement
Bridge
Primary
Positive Transfer
46. A schedule of reinforcement in which a response is not reinforced every time - it is performed. (same as Intermittent Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative
Partial Reinforcement Maintenance
Reinforcement Contingency
47. Reducing the availability of - or access to - a reinforcer
Positive Reinforcement
Positive Transfer
Deprivation
Delta
48. A stimulus that the organism finds inherently rewarding.
Unconditioned Reinforcer
Discriminative Stimulus
Conditioned Aversive Stimulus
Performance
49. A stimulus which has been conditioned through generalization as a predecessor to an aversive stimulus
Partial Reinforcement Maintenance
Conditioned Response
Unconditioned Reflex
Pre-Aversive Stimulus
50. Any environmental condition which activates the animal's sensory perception
Station
Station
Negative Discriminative Stimulus
timulus