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Animal Training Vocab 2

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1. A stimulus which has been conditioned through generalization as a predecessor to an aversive stimulus






2. An assigned position for an animal - designated by a trainer.






3. A reinforcer follows any performance the animal emits except a particular one






4. The event which increases the frequency of the behavior it follows






5. A stimulus which has been conditioned through generalization as a predecessor to an aversive stimulus






6. Decreasing the frequency of a response by the addition of an aversive stimulus






7. The stimulus to which responses are non-reinforced or punished






8. Time between a cue being given and a response being performed.






9. A prop which pinpoints a critical location for an animal in training.






10. A process in which learning is made easier by something learned previously






11. The predictability of a behavior performed in the presence of one stimulus which is not evident in the presence of another stimulus






12. The act of reinforcing by touch.






13. A stimulus that an animal responds to because its perception has been conditioned or learned.






14. A stimulus that an animal responds to innately.






15. The failure of an operant behavior caused by previous aversive consequences.






16. A method used to shape organisms' behavior whereby successive approximations of - the desired behavior are reinforced






17. A reinforcer follows any performance the animal emits except a particular one






18. A lack of response.






19. A change or stray from the norm in standard of response.






20. A conditioned stimulus which has the property of producing a specific behavior.






21. The failure of an operant behavior caused by previous aversive consequences.






22. Reducing the availability of - or access to - a reinforcer






23. A schedule of reinforcement in which a response is not reinforced every time - it is performed. (same as Intermittent Reinforcement






24. Refers to the relationship between the reinforcement and the criteria of the performance






25. A stimulus that the organism finds inherently rewarding.






26. Any environmental condition which activates the animal's sensory perception






27. Refers to the relationship between the reinforcement and the criteria of the performance






28. A response that is triggered by an unconditioned stimulus without prior training. (same as Unconditioned Response)






29. A prop which pinpoints a critical location for an animal in training.






30. A stimulus that pinpoints in time the precise moment of a desired response






31. A change or stray from the norm in standard of response.






32. Measures of observed behavior






33. The stimulus to which responses are non-reinforced or punished






34. Decreasing the frequency of a response by the addition of an aversive stimulus






35. A stimulus that an animal responds to because its perception has been conditioned or learned.






36. To connect or associate oneself with






37. A change in behavior due to experience






38. The act of reinforcing by touch.






39. A conditioned stimulus which has the property of producing a specific behavior.






40. Forces regulating behavior due to drives - needs - or desires






41. A process in which learning is made easier by something learned previously






42. A schedule of reinforcement in which a response is not reinforced every time - it is performed. (same as Intermittent Reinforcement






43. To remove from the environment






44. A rapid muscular response made automatically by an organism to some appropriate stimulus. (same as Respondent Behavior






45. Some performance which is an approximation to the desired behavior and which the organism is already emitting.






46. Any environmental condition which activates the animal's sensory perception






47. Voluntary behavior that is controlled by its consequences






48. A lack of response.






49. Time between a cue being given and a response being performed.






50. Stimulus which indicates a specific behavior will be punished or not reinforced. (same as Stimulus Delta)