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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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1. To remove from the environment.






2. The act of reinforcing by touch.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A coincidence between a performance and a reinforcer.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. To automatically bring about a response.






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






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






24. To connect or associate oneself with.






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






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






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






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






29. A rapid muscular response made automatically by an organism to some appropriate stimulus. (same as Respondent Behavior)






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






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






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






33. A lack of the desired response.






34. A lack of the desired response.






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






36. Using a sound or cue to bring the animal back to station.






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






38. A procedure to reduce the intensity of a cue.






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






40. Measures of observed behavior.






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






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






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






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






45. To automatically bring about a response.






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






47. An antecedent event that helps initiate a response.






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






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






50. An identifiable demonstration of behavior.