PSYC 2000 Chapter : Psychology Ch 4 6 Notes
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Addiction: continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse consequences, or a neurological impartment leading to such behaviors. The cs is usually some stimulus that is distinctive or stands out from other competing stimuli. Stimulus generalization: tendency to respond to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus. Stimulus discrimination: the tendency not to respond to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus. Extinction: the disappearance or weakening of a learned response following the removal or absence of the unconditioned stimulus (in classical conditioning) Classical conditioning is seen to occur because the conditioned. Spontaneous recovery: the reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred; learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior. Conditioned emotional response (cer): emotional response that has c. Why classical conditioning works: becomes a sub for the unconditioned stimulus by being paired closely together stimulus provides information or an expectancy about the coming of the unconditioned stimulus.
