Chapter 8: Stimulus Control Of Behavior

Flashcards based on key concepts from the lecture notes on stimulus control of behavior.

An organism is under __ when its behavior is being determined by the stimulus in question.

Stimulus control

Stimulus __ occurs when an animal responds similarly to two or more stimuli.

Generalization

Pavlov was the first to discover stimulus __, noticing that animals respond to similar frequency tones after training sessions.

Generalization

A steep gradient reflects a greater amount of __ control.

Stimulus

Overshadowing occurs when a more __ stimulus prevents conditioning to a less salient stimulus.

salient

The __ is a stimulus that has gained control of instrumental responding.

Discriminative stimulus (SD)

A flat gradient is obtained when the organism shows __ to all presented stimuli.

similar responses

Stimulus discrimination training influences an animal's __ experiences.

learning

The __ effect occurs when a stimulus element is perceived as distinct from other stimuli.

stimulus-element approach

The phenomenon where excitatory and inhibitory gradients overlap is known as __.

peak shift

Stimulus equivalence training promotes greater __ between similar stimuli.

generalization

Contextual cues can control behavior, as demonstrated with male domesticated __ in a study by Akins (1998).

quail

Conditional control refers to the introduction of a __ that indicates when a CS will be followed by reinforcement.

modulator