Definition of conditioning
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a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
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experimental extinction, extinction
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
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aversive conditioning
conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus
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classical conditioning
conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex
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operant conditioning
conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response
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instrumental conditioning
operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given
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counter conditioning
conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus
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acquisition, learning
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
Vocabulary Lists for conditioning
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