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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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1. A schedule of reinforcement in which each correct performance is followed by the reinforcer.






2. Any environmental condition which activated the animal's sensory perception.






3. Reinforcing on selected occasions at or after one variation of a behavior as opposed to another variation or behavior.






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






5. The final pattern of behavior that organisms are expected to demonstrate after the completion of shaping procedures.






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






7. A reflex response elicited by a conditioned stimulus alone.






8. The process of learning a sequence of behaviors that proceeds semi-automatically in a determinate order.






9. A period in which progress in learning appears to be at a standstill.






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






11. A change in behavior due to experience.






12. Tending to discourage - retard - or make more difficult.






13. A stimulus that an animal responds to innately.






14. A procedure where the reinforcement of a previously reinforced behavior is discontinued.






15. A lack of the desired response.






16. A rapid muscular response made automatically by an organism to some appropriate stimulus. (same as Reflex)






17. Occurs when learning on piece of material has negative effects on future learning.






18. An antecedent event that helps initiate a response.






19. The process of stimulating an animal to touch a particular object.






20. To connect or associate oneself with.






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






22. Represents the particular occasion on which a performance will not be reinforced. (same as Delta)






23. The process by which a young animal forms a lasting attachment to and preference for some object - usually a parent.






24. A stimulus that the organism finds inherently rewarding.






25. A method used to shape organisms' behavior whereby successive approximations of the desired behavior are not reinforced.






26. Learning to react differently to different stimuli.






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






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






29. The process of stimulating an animal to touch a particular object.






30. The point at which appetite is lost.






31. A signal which will trigger a specific behavior or reflex as a result of a learned association.






32. The process by which a young animal forms a lasting attachment to and preference for some object - usually a parent.






33. To remove from the environment.






34. A coincidence between a performance and a reinforcer.






35. Stimulus which indicates a specific behavior will be punished or not reinforced.






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






37. Reinforcement provided by a stimulus that the organism finds inherently rewarding.






38. Any stimulus that has no effect on behavior before conditioning.






39. A rapid muscular response made automatically by an organism to some appropriate stimulus. (same as Reflex)






40. Pairing a conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to get a conditioned response.






41. The process of learning a sequence of behaviors that proceeds semi-automatically in a determinate order.






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






43. Delivery of a reinforcer after a response that is incompatible or competes with a target response that is to be suppressed.






44. A payment for a correct response to a stimulus.






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






46. The frequency that behavior is performed prior to training.






47. When a stimulus acquires control of a response due to reinforcement in the presence of a similar - but different stimulus.






48. To do an operant behavior in response to a conditioned stimulus.






49. A signal which will trigger a specific behavior or reflex as a result of a learned association.






50. The entire process of selectively reinforcing responses that approximate the desired response to an increasingly greater degree.