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• Acquisition refers to the learning process where a conditioned response becomes associated with a conditioned stimulus through pairing with an unconditioned stimulus. It is the development of a conditioned response.
• Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is an stimulus that naturally elicits an unconditioned response (UCR). It is the stimulus that is inherently rewarding or punishing.
• Unconditioned response (UCR) is an innate, unlearned response to the unconditioned stimulus. It is the natural reaction to the UCS.
• Neutral stimuli (NS) are stimuli that do not initially elicit a response. They become conditioned stimuli (CS) through pairing with the UCS.
• Signaling stimuli (CS) are stimuli that have become associated with the unconditioned stimulus through conditioning. They signal the impending onset of the UCS.
• Conditioned stimulus (CS) is a formerly neutral stimulus that has become associated with the UCS through conditioning and now elicits a conditioned response (CR). It signals the UCS.
• Conditioned response (CR) is a learned response to the conditioned stimulus. It is the response that is acquired and provoked by the CS during conditioning.
• Through the acquisition, a conditioned response develops to the conditioned stimulus. This happens through repeated pairings of the CS and UCS. The CR becomes the learned response to the CS.
• Key concepts: association, conditioning, learning, habituation, generalization.