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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 Operant Conditioning)






2. A coincidence between a performance and a reinforcer.






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






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






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






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






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






8. A change in behavior due to experience.






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






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






11. A stimulus that the organism finds inherently rewarding.






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






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






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






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






16. A lack of the desired response.






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






18. To remove from the environment.






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






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






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






22. An identifiable demonstration of behavior.






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






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






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






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






27. To remove from the environment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A recurrent pattern of behavior acquired through experience.






38. To add to the environment.






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






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






41. Measures of observed behavior.






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






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






44. To connect or associate oneself with.






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






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






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






48. To automatically bring about a response.






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






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