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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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






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






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






4. A situation in which an organism is forced to choose on of two undesirable options.






5. An antecedent event that helps initiate a response.






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






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






8. A change in the organism's behavior as a result of the influence of the environment.






9. Measures of observed behavior.






10. Behavior which results from accidental reinforcement.






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






12. Any stimulus that acquires reinforcing properties through association with a primary reinforcement.






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






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






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






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






17. Measures of observed behavior.






18. The process of conditioning an animal's frame of mind in eliciting behavioral responses.






19. To remove from the environment.






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






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






22. A behavior that is impossible to occur with another at the same time.






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






24. Learning to react differently to different stimuli.






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






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






27. A return to an earlier stage of learning.






28. A single step in the reinforcement process of shaping.






29. The act of reinforcing by touch.






30. When a behavior is reliably performed in the presence of one stimulus - but not another.






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






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






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






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






35. The act of reinforcing by touch.






36. An inborn predisposition to behave in a specific way when appropriately stimulated.






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






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






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






40. The point at which appetite is lost.






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






42. A situation in which an organism is forced to choose on of two undesirable options.






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






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






45. Learning to react differently to different stimuli.






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






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






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






49. Voluntary behavior that is controlled by its consequences.






50. Describes the decreased frequency of a performance that occurs when the performance is not reinforced frequently enough.