Chapter 1 Respondent Conditioning

Respondent conditioning

making an automatic reflex happen in response to a new "trigger"

Unconditioned response (UR)

It is an automatic reaction that you are born with. You don’t have to learn it, practice it, or think about it—it just happens

Conditioned stimulus (CS)

a learned trigger

Higher-order respondent conditioning

It is when a new neutral thing becomes a trigger because it was paired with something you already learned to react to

Respondent extinction

the "breakup" between a trigger and a reaction

Unconditioned Stimulus (US)

It is something that causes an automatic reaction without you having to learn it

Conditioned response (CR)

a learned habit or an automatic reaction to a specific trigger.

Systematic desensitization

"baby steps" for overcoming a fear.