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Neutral stimulus — A neutral stimulus is a stimulus which initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention. In classical conditioning, when used together with an unconditioned stimulus, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus. See… … Wikipedia
Classical conditioning — This dog was fitted with a cannula to measure the amount of salivation when presented with a certain stimulus, Pavlov Museum, 2005 Classical conditioning (also Pavlovian or respondent conditioning, Pavlovian reinforcement) is a form of… … Wikipedia
animal learning — ▪ zoology Introduction the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it is said to learn. That animals can learn seems to go without saying. The cat that… … Universalium
conditioning — A term employed by behaviourist psychologists within the framework of stimulus response (S R) models of learning. It refers to the process whereby new stimulus response connections are established. Behaviourists conventionally distinguish two… … Dictionary of sociology
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un|con|di|tioned — «UHN kuhn DIHSH uhnd», adjective. 1. without conditions; absolute. 2. = unconditional. (Cf. ↑unconditional) 3. Psychology. a) deriving from the innate nature of the organism as such; not learned; instinctive: »unconditioned behavior. b) … Useful english dictionary
Continental philosophy — Collective term for the many distinct philospohical traditions, methods, and styles that predominated on the European continent (particularly in France and Germany) from the time of Immanuel Kant. It is usually understood in contrast with… … Universalium
