EXAM 1 - Learning; Nonassociative Learning

Habituation

decreased response

sensitization

increased response to an arousing stimulus

stimulus specificity

whatever stimulus is repeated is what becomes habituated to

generalization

generalize categories of things we habituate too (red sauce vs green sauce enchilada)

spontaneous recovery

is response spontaneously recovers after stimulus is stopped for a while and time passes

dishabituation

when the stimulus is reintroduced in a new environment

strong and long stimulus

important/high responsiveness

weak/short stimulus

unimportant/low responsiveness

Is habituation or sensitization stimulus specific?

Habituation

dual process theory

habituation and sensitization are two separate processes that can operate in parallel and have a net effect on behavior

looking time procedure

infants will not look at something for a while which means they are habituated to it and infants will look at something for a while if they are not habituated to it.