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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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1. Learning to react differently to different stimuli.






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






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






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






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






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






7. A stimulus that the organism finds inherently rewarding.






8. A return to an earlier stage of learning.






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






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






11. The stimulus to which responses are non-reinforced or punished.






12. An antecedent event that helps initiate a response.






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






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






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






16. Learning to react differently to different stimuli.






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






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






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






20. The point at which appetite is lost.






21. A recurrent pattern of behavior acquired through experience.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. To automatically bring about a response.






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






36. Voluntary behavior that is controlled by its consequences.






37. A rapid muscular response made automatically by an organism to some appropriate stimulus. (same as Reflex)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A recurrent pattern of behavior acquired through experience.






46. A stimulus that an animal responds to innately.






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






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






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






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