Psych 2 Learning Vocab

a learning procedure in which associations are made between a natural stimulus and a neutral stimulus

learning in which a certain action is reinforced or punished, resulting in corresponding increases or decreases in occurrence

the process of altering behavior by observing and imitating the behavior of others

learning by imitating others; copying behavior

a stimulus that does not initially elicit any part of the unconditioned response

an event that elicits a certain predictable response typically without previous training 

an organism’s automatic (or natural) reaction to a stimulus

a once-neutral event that elicits a given response after a period of training in which it has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus

the learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus

stimulus or event that follows a response and increases the likelihood that the response will be repeated