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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A return to an earlier stage of learning.






12. To add to the environment.






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






14. Voluntary behavior that is controlled by its consequences.






15. A coincidence between a performance and a reinforcer.






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






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






18. An identifiable demonstration of behavior.






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






20. Measures of observed behavior.






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






22. Behavior which results from accidental reinforcement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A recurrent pattern of behavior acquired through experience.






32. A stimulus that an animal responds to innately.






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






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






35. Learning to react differently to different stimuli.






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






37. A lack of the desired response.






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






39. A change in behavior due to experience.






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






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






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






43. The point at which appetite is lost.






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






45. An antecedent event that helps initiate a response.






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






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






48. Some performance which is a closer approximation to the desired behavior.






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






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