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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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






2. Learning to react differently to different stimuli.






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






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






5. Forces regulating behavior due to drives - needs - or desires.






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






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






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






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






10. Behavior which results from accidental reinforcement.






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






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






13. The point at which appetite is lost.






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






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






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






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






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






19. The cessation of stimulus or response from the trainer - for some interval of time.






20. Behavior which results from accidental reinforcement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The act of reinforcing by touch.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A coincidence between a performance and a reinforcer.






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






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






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






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






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






42. A stimulus that an animal responds to innately.






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






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






45. Voluntary behavior that is controlled by its consequences.






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






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






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






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






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