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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Time between a cue being given and a response being performed.






24. Refers to the relationship between the reinforcement and the criteria of the performance.






25. A lack of the desired response.






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






27. To add to the environment.






28. A conditioned stimulus which has the property of producing a specific behavior.






29. To connect or associate oneself with.






30. A situation in which an organism is forced to choose on of two undesirable options.






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






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






33. A return to an earlier stage of learning.






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






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






36. Anything that increases the frequency of the behavior it immediately follows.






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






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






39. The point at which appetite is lost.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Measures of observed behavior.






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






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






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






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






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