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EATM Animal Training Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The point at which appetite is lost.






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






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






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






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






12. Voluntary behavior that is controlled by its consequences.






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






14. A return to an earlier stage of learning.






15. To connect or associate oneself with.






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






17. Behavior which results from accidental reinforcement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A change in behavior due to experience.






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






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






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






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






33. Learning to react differently to different stimuli.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A lack of the desired response.






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






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






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






44. When a stimulus acquires control of a response due to reinforcement in the presence of a similar - but different stimulus.






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






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






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






48. The act of reinforcing by touch.






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






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