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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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1. A neutral event which has become aversive by being paired with other aversive stimuli.






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






3. The cessation of stimulus or response from the trainer - for some interval of time.






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






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






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






7. The process by which - through learning - free operant behavior becomes attached to a specific stimulus. (same as Operant Conditioning)






8. An increase in the frequency and intensity of responding at the beginning of extinction.






9. To connect or associate oneself with.






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






11. A stimulus that an animal responds to innately.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Anything that increases the frequency of the behavior it immediately follows.






18. The initial phase of an organism's response to a novel stimulus.






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






20. Stimuli and methods used as tools to increase interest in the environment and decrease the frequency of stereotypical behaviors.






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






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






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






24. A response to a discriminative stimulus that is instrumental in avoiding a painful experience.






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






26. A stimulus which produces a response through pairing or association.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A return to an earlier stage of learning.






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






40. The act of reinforcing exactly following the desired behavior.






41. Behavior which results from accidental reinforcement.






42. The process by which - through learning - free operant behavior becomes attached to a specific stimulus. (same as Operant Conditioning)






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






44. Stimulus which elicits a reaction with no prior conditioning.






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






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






47. The act of reinforcing exactly following the desired behavior.






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






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






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