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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. A stimulus that the organism finds inherently rewarding.






7. An increase in frequency of a response which is followed by a positive reinforcer.






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






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






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






11. To connect or associate oneself with.






12. Measures of observed behavior.






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






14. A situation in which an organism wants something but is afraid of obtaining it.






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






16. Learning to react differently to different stimuli.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Voluntary behavior that is controlled by its consequences.






23. An increase in frequency of a response which is followed by a positive reinforcer.






24. Any stimulus that when removed - reduced - or prevented - increases the probability of a given response.






25. Behavior which results from accidental reinforcement.






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






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






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






29. A recurrent pattern of behavior acquired through experience.






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






31. A lack of the desired response.






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






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






34. To automatically bring about a response.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A change in behavior due to experience.






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






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






47. A stimulus that an animal responds to innately.






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






49. The point at which appetite is lost.






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