Psychology 110 Exam #1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Case Study - Answer- an intensive study of a single individual or small group of individuals Learning - Answer- relatively enduring change in behavior or knowledge as a result of experience Classical Conditioning - Answer- type of learning in which 1 learns to link 2 or more stimuli and anticipate events Unconditional Response - Answer- unlearned, reflexive response that is elicited by an unconditional stimulus Unconditional Stimulus - Answer- natural stimulus that reflexively elicits a response without the need prior learning Conditional Stimulus - Answer- Formerly neutral stimulus that acquires the capacity to elicit a reflexive response Conditional Response - Answer- learned, reflexive response to a conditional stimulus Stimulus Generalization - Answer- the occurrence of a learned response not only to the original stimulus but to other, similar stimulus as well Stimulus Discrimmination - Answer- the occurrence of a learned response to a specific stimulus but not to other, similar stimuli Higher Order Conditioning - Answer- procedure in which a conditioned stimulus from one learning trial functions as the unconditioned stimulus in a new conditioning trial; the second conditioned stimulus comes to elicit the conditioned response, even though it has never been directly paired with the unconditioned stimulus Extinction - Answer- gradual weakening and apparent disa