Classical Conditioning: Stimuli and Responses

ch 6 psy 21 exam 2

Unconditioned Stimulus (US)

a stimulus that naturally elicits a response without prior learning, such as a tap on the patellar tendon

Unconditioned Response (UR)

an automatic, unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus, such as a kneww-jerk reflex

Neutral Stimulus (NS)

a stimulus that does not initially produce the target response

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

a formerly neutral stimulus that elicits a learned response after association with an unconditioned stimulus

Conditioned Response (CR)

the learned response elicited by the conditioned stimulus