Psychology - Conditioning

Fears

Fears

Emotional responses triggered by stimuli that are perceived as threatening or dangerous.

Learning

A relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that occurs as a result of experience.

Inate

Natural or biological behaviors that do not require explicit teaching or learning.

Conditioned

Behaviors that are learned through association and conditioning.

Unconditioned

Innate or reflexive responses that are naturally occurring.

Response

A reaction or behavior that occurs in response to a stimulus.

Stimulus

Energy or input that triggers a response in an organism.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially does not elicit any response.

Classical Conditioning

A type of learning where an organism responds to a neutral stimulus that has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

A natural or innate response that occurs without prior conditioning.

Extinction

The gradual decrease and eventual disappearance of a previously conditioned response.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of an extinguished response after a period of time.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency to respond to similar conditioned stimuli, not just the original one.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond selectively.

Higher Order Conditioning

When a second conditioned stimulus becomes associated with an initial conditioned stimulus and elicits a conditioned response on its own.