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Conditioned stimulus

a stimulus that can eventually trigger a conditioned response. Examples: the sound of a bell is the conditioned stimulus in Pavlov's experiment, and the dogs salivating would be the conditioned response.

Habituation

a behavioral response decrement that results from repeated stimulation and that does not involve sensory adaptation. Examples: rock squirrels are a commonly habituated animal in the park.

Learned Helplessness

a state that occurs after a person has experienced a stressful situation repeatedly. They come to believe that they are unable to control or change the situation, so they do not try.Examples: if a child regularly performs poorly on exams even after studying, they may start to believe that preparing for tests is ineffective and won't have any impact on their grade.

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