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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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






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






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






4. Learning to react differently to different stimuli.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A lack of the desired response.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. To automatically bring about a response.






24. A coincidence between a performance and a reinforcer.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. An antecedent event that helps initiate a response.






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






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






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






35. A return to an earlier stage of learning.






36. The point at which appetite is lost.






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






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






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






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






41. To automatically bring about a response.






42. A lack of the desired response.






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






44. To connect or associate oneself with.






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






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






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






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






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






50. The point at which appetite is lost.